KUCHING: Sarawakians welcome the prospect of an AstraZeneca opt-in programme and hope a decision will be made quickly. This came after the Sarawak government said it would reconsider AstraZeneca vaccines after turning them down initially. Last month, Sarawak decided not to accept the AstraZeneca vaccine when national Covid-19 immunisation programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin offered it in view of the coming state election. This came after the Government took AstraZeneca out of the national immunisation programme and put it under an opt-in programme. Khairy said the Government remained open if Sarawak decided to accept the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Source: The Star May 14, 2021 23:53 UTC