Malaysia secures 6.4m doses of COVID-19 vaccine to treat 40% of population
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government on Tuesday revealed that it had signed a deal to procure 6.4 million doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine which would cover 40 percent of the country’s population. In a televised announcement, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said the government was also in talks with China and Russia to secure further supplies to increase Malaysia’s total vaccination coverage to 80 percent or 26.5 million of the population. “Through all the negotiations and agreements that have been and will be signed, for now, the government will spend ...
Source: arabnews.com