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Hishammuddin: Asean must purchase Covid-19 vaccine as a bloc

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said that Asean in future must position itself as a hub for vaccine production or distribution to further drive costs down and accelerate Asean as a region for biotech innovation. ― Picture by Miera Zulyana

He said that Asean in future must position itself as a hub for vaccine production or distribution to further drive costs down and accelerate Asean as a region for biotech innovation. “In every great crisis lies great opportunity. Whilst vaccine diplomacy is just one of them, Covid-19 must serve as a wake-up call for us to leave our comfort zones and explore new areas of cooperation that we can take advantage of,” he said.

 

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