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PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - The first batch of the CoronaVac vaccine has arrived in Malaysia, with the vaccine expected to be processed into more than 300,000 doses.
Developed by Sinovac Life Sciences Co, the vaccines had journeyed from the plant in Beijing, China, and have arrived in bulk totalling 200 litres.
The vaccines touched down at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 9am on Saturday (Feb 27) on flight MH319 which was operated by MASKargo.
The batch of vaccines was flown in on an Airbus 300 passenger-to-cargo flight, and will be taken to the Pharmaniaga manufacturing facility where it will be bottled.
PETALING JAYA: Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin will be the first to receive the jab for the next Covid-19 vaccine that will be approved by the country in a bid to combat "selective vaccine hesitancy".
Saturday, 27 Feb 2021 07:26 AM MYT
Serdang police chief ACP Razali Abu Samah said the Sinovac vaccine is expected to arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport at about 9am today and security will be implemented by the Selangor contingent police. Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 ― The task of ensuring the safety of the Covid-19 Sinovac vaccine which is scheduled to arrive in the country tomorrow will be undertaken by the Serdang district police headquarters as its storage centre will be under the administration of the police headquarters.