THE government does not control the price of the Covid-19 vaccines administered by private health facilities following the end of the national Covid-19 immunisation programme for children today, said Deputy Health Minister Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali.

He said the cost of vaccination, including consultancy charges, vaccine price and consumables, depended entirely on the private health facilities that offered the services.

“The price of vaccine will follow the ceiling price, this depends on the private sector because they have to buy the vaccine and charge on consultancy, consumables and so on, it depends on each facility and the price will vary,” he said in Kuala Lumpur today.

Recently, he was reported to have said that the Ministry of Health did not intend to extend the programme because it had given enough time to parents to bring their children to get vaccinated for free.

He said after this, parents will have to get children vaccinated privately. He also said the ministry is now focused on getting children who turned five on or after May 31, fully vaccinated.

“Children who have yet to turn five years old will continue to be given the opportunity to register and make an appointment until January 31, 2023.

“Children who have registered for vaccination but are infected are asked to defer for at least six weeks until they recover, after which they can go to a health clinic to get an appointment to get the vaccine, which ends on August 31,” he said. – Bernama, May 31, 2022.