The Damansara MP says the US, UK, Israel, and Singapore ordered Covid-19 vaccines from April to July last year, whereas Malaysia only signed its first vaccine deal, with COVAX, in November 2020.
Wilfred Madius Tangau says the lack of vaccine supply is one of the reasons for the poor vaccination rate in Sabah that has fully inoculated just 14% of adults as of July 25.
Hospital admissions for Covid-19 patients in the UK -- which has fully vaccinated 55% of its population -- tripled in the week ending July 18 compared to four weeks prior; hospital admission rates and deaths were highest in the elderly.