KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 17 -- The police and armed forces will be deployed to secure Covid-19 vaccines in the country against theft and tampering, said Khairy Jamaluddin.

The science, technology and innovation minister said this security will be present both during transit and at the various vaccine storage centres across the country.

"The Ministry of Home Affairs will send the police and ATM (Malaysia Armed Forces) to the PSVs. I believe the police and ATM will (secure the areas).

"During this period, (we believe) the vaccines will be something very valuable," he said in a press conference today.

Khairy is the coordinating minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme and chairman of the Covid-19 task force (CITF).

Khairy was...