Malaysia to receive first 600,000 AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots in June
The Peninsula
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will receive its first 600,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines made by drugmaker AstraZeneca in June, the country's science minister said on Wednesday.
The Southeast Asian nation, which began its national COVID-19 vaccination programme last month, has secured a total of 12.8 million doses from AstraZeneca, half of which will come via the global COVAX facility. The first shipment of AstraZeneca vaccines to Malaysia will be part of the batch procured directly from the company, minister Khairy Jamaluddin told a news conference.More Related News