KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 -- Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba has denied that the government is monopolising the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines, which has resulted in Malaysia experiencing delays in supplies.

Utusan Malaysiareported him as saying that the problem was also not caused by the government's refusal to involve the private sector, be bullied, or pushed around by the world's major powers.

Dr Adham said the approach taken by Putrajaya is a "whole of government" approach in which representatives from the Foreign Ministry and Communications and Multimedia Ministry are present, alongside the Health Ministry, Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry and Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee.

He added tha...