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Why M sia lags months behind S pore in getting Covid-19 vaccine
Modified23 Dec 2020, 12:39 pm
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COVID-19 | Some have raised their eyebrows that Singapore received its first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on Monday, while Malaysia is only to receive its first shipment of the same vaccine in February 2021.
At a press conference today, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin explained that Malaysia lagging behind by two months was because Singapore, like the US and the European Union, has a deep pocket and the island state inked the agreement with Pfizer months earlier than Malaysia.
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Khairy: Nothing black and white on UAE s vaccine gift yet
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COVID-19 | Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has yet to see any official document related to a reported donation of 500,000 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to be trialled in Malaysia.
This came after Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah appeared to be in the dark over the vaccine gift and said he had only heard about the matter..
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23 Dec 2020 / 22:00 H.
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia had opted for the Covid-19 vaccine produced by United Kingdom (UK) pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca through negotiations under the COVAX facility that will ensure supply for another 10 per cent of the country’s population.
Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said this will see supply from AstraZeneca increase to 20 per cent after an earlier procurement of 10 per cent through direct negotiation with the company.
“AstraZeneca’s delivery of the vaccine through COVAX is being finalised but we have been told it is between March and June next year.
“Through the direct negotiation, meanwhile, (Malaysia) will receive the first shipment in April or May 2021,” he told a media conference on the development to procure Covid-19 vaccines here, today.
The Straits Times
Over 80% of Malaysians to get vaccine, starting in February
To convince people that the shots are safe, PM Muhyiddin will be one of the first to get it
Hazlin Hassan Malaysia Correspondent In Kuala Lumpur
PublishedDec 23, 2020, 5:00 am SGT
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