US, China positive about Asean producing Covid-19 vaccine, says minister

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Foreign Affairs Minister Hishammuddin Hussein says the two nations are ok with efforts by Asean nations to work together to produce and distribute the vaccine. FMTNews Coronavirus

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Hishammuddin Hussein speaking at the 53rd anniversary of the setting up of Asean at Wisma Putra today.

He said, in a diplomatic call with Pompeo and Wang, he had brought up the need for vaccine procurement not just for Malaysia but for the region.He said the US and China were among the first countries to have invested in the development of a Covid-19 vaccine. He added that Wisma Putra was working closely with the science, technology and innovation ministry which had already started discussions on the issue.

He said this would not only depend on the Covid-19 infection numbers in the two countries but also globally.“There are four campuses in Malaysia for which we may discuss a few SOPs and criteria for them to travel in these green lanes that are being discussed.”

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