07-09-2021, 08:56 AM
Prioritising industries in vaccination drive crucial to economic recovery, says Rafidah
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PETALING JAYA: Former minister Rafidah Aziz wants the vaccination drive in the various industry sectors to be expedited, saying the economic future of the nation hinges on how soon they reopen.
If there was a lack of vaccines, Rafidah said, priority should be given to export-oriented industries as they were the major contributors to the economy and would have contractual obligations and deadlines to meet.
If there was a lack of vaccines, Rafidah said, priority should be given to export-oriented industries as they were the major contributors to the economy and would have contractual obligations and deadlines to meet.
She warned that failure to meet these obligations would lead to the canceling of the contracts and Malaysia potentially losing that market forever.
“This doesn’t mean that others are not important. But if you only have 10,000 vaccines at hand, go for the industries first,” she told FMT.
“This doesn’t mean that others are not important. But if you only have 10,000 vaccines at hand, go for the industries first,” she told FMT.
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