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Cabinet signs off on deal to postpone delivery of millions of Covid-19 vaccines

The government here was due to get millions of Covid 19 vaccines from drug makers Pfizer and BioNTech by the end of this year as part of an EU-negotiated deal

If the vaccine deliveries had continued as scheduled, it is likely that many of them would be unused and would have to disposed of once they passed their expiry date. Picture: Getty

The cabinet has signed off on a deal to postpone the delivery of millions of Covid-19 vaccines this year to avoid widespread wastage.

The World Health Organization has declared the emergency phase of the Covid-19 pandemic is over.

There has been a steep drop in public demand for Covid-19 vaccines as a result, with booster vaccines being reserved for older people and people with compromised immune systems.

The government here was due to get millions ...