IPOH, Aug. 19 -- Restaurant operators in Perak can now buy Covid-19 vaccines for their workers from the state-owned investment firm Majuperak Holdings Berhad.

Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad said the vaccines are available for sale through the state Silver Vax Programme.

He urged the restaurant owners to make the purchases if they wished to reopen for dine-in, instead of waiting for the government's free vaccination programme through the MySejahtera application, which might take months.

"If they want to start their businesses fast and safely, then they can contact Majuperak Holdings to get their workers vaccinated via the Silver Vax programme.

"But of course, they need to pay for the vaccines. Let's say the full vaccination c...