ISKANDAR PUTERI: Malaysia will make a decision on the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine tomorrow (April 6), but says it has a back-up plan in case it needs to defer its use. Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the Special Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Committee would decide on the use of the vaccine. “We will receive reports from a group of experts on the latest developments related to the vaccine as there are several cases being reported by the media, as well as those from Britain’s regulatory body on blood clots. We will look at the data available. “However, I would like to assure the public that there is no need to worry because while we have approved AstraZeneca, Malaysia has yet to receive any delivery, ” he said after a meeting with Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Hasni Mohammad at Kota Iskandar here yesterday.The government, Khairy added, had ordered about 6.4 million doses of AstraZeneca with another 1.4 million doses through the Covax facility, which should be delivered in May.