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Malaysia Fades in Covid Fight

Malaysia Fades in Covid Fight

Competing companies, tardy procurement, low signup rates plague country

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John Berthelsen
Apr 16, 2021
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Malaysia, which early on in the fight against the Covid-19 coronavirus was one of Asia’s leaders, has begun to slip back, with at least some vaccine procurement seemingly diffused among competing parties thought to be aligned with top politicians, ostensibly illegal shots for royalty, low signup rates due to fears of blood clots, and sharply rising new …

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