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Universal access to affordable vaccine is crucial - foreign minister
COVID-19 | Vaccination is a human right that must be respected, protected, and fulfilled, thus universal access to an affordable, accessible, and equitable vaccine is crucial, said Foreign Minister Hishammuddin Hussein.
He said international cooperation is extremely crucial at this juncture to ensure effective coordination and follow-up on efforts by the United Nations to promote and ensure global access to medicines, vaccines, and medical equipment to face Covid-19.
Hishammuddin said, in the same spirit, Malaysia has joined the Covax Global Vaccines Facility and is collaborating with countries around the world to ensure that vaccines must be made a...
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