More than 9m Covid-19 vaccine doses expired, but health minister says ‘no one to blame’

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More than 9m Covid-19 vaccine doses expired, but health minister says ‘no one to blame’

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11, 2024: More than nine million does of Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccine doses have expired.

What a waste of public funds! But wait, it gets more ridiculous!

Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad told Parliament that no one is to blame for the wastage!

It sure looks like incompetent ministers are not only found in the previous Barisan Nasional (BN) government but also in the so-called Madani Unity Government led by Pakatan Harapoan (PH).

They are only good for coming up with excuses for the incompetent, not accountability and responsibility.

Dzulkefly is from Amanah, a component party of PH.

No News Is Bad News reproduces below a news report on the wastage of public funds:

MALAYSIA

Over 9 million Covid-19 vaccine doses expired, says minister

Dzulkefly says no one to blame for loss as no procurement guidelines for jabs.

Updated 48 minutes ago · Published on 11 Jul 2024 4:19PM

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad says the heavy loss of Covid-19 vaccines was due to it being the first time Malaysia’s healthcare system was tested by a widespread pandemic. – The Vibes file pic, July 11, 2024.

NEARLY 9.2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines worth about RM185 million had expired and were thrown away, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said.

He told the Dewan Rakyat today that the expired vaccines represented 10.8% of the total 84.5 million doses received by the government since the national immunisation programme began on February 24, 2021.

“A total of 9,159,151 doses of various Covid-19 vaccines that were stored at Health Ministry facilities and storehouses were found to have expired as of June 11, 2024.

“The losses include vaccines that expired due to logistical issues such as stock keeping, storage and others," he said.

Dzulkefly said the ministry did not blame any party for the loss as there were no procurement guidelines for the vaccines.

He also explained that the heavy loss of vaccines was due to it being the first time Malaysia’s healthcare system was tested by a widespread pandemic.

“The ministers before me did not have SOPs, best practices or benchmarking because it was the first time we had faced a pandemic.

“But now we know what standard operating procedures to apply and the best practices for any future pandemic if it happens,” he added.  — The Vibes, July 11, 2024