Health Ministry Says It Is The Sole Provider Of Vaccines In Malaysia

It was a response to fake ads circulating online recently.

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The Health Ministry is the sole distributor of Covid-19 vaccines and any sort of selling or distribution of the vaccine through other mediums are not allowed.

In a tweet shared recently, the Ministry said that vaccines that appear on online market stores might be fake or come from incredulous sources.

Vaksin #COVID19 hanya boleh dibekalkan oleh Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia.

Penjualan atau pembekalan vaksin melalui mana-mana medium lain adalah tidak dibenarkan sama sekali.

Vaksin yg djual di pasaran mungkin tiruan, palsu ataupun datang daripada sumber yang tidak sah. pic.twitter.com/dKg554X7Ct
— KKMalaysia🇲🇾 (@KKMPutrajaya) March 5, 2021

It was reported previously that the vaccine was made available online, which alarmed both the Ministry and also Shopee, an e-commerce platform who denied that the ad was featured before.

Based on the picture which went viral, the vaccine was priced at around RM60 per vial.

Meanwhile, Health Director-General Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham in a press conference previously told the public to stay clear of counterfeit vaccines being sold on the market.

The Ministry later tweeted that the ad was a fake.