Malaysia Inks COVID Vaccine Deal with AstraZeneca Published December 20th, 2020 - 03:00 GMT
The vaccines are planned to be brought to the country in February next year and will be enough to vaccinate 20% of Malaysians, the minister said. (Shutterstock)
Highlights
Prime Minister Yassin directs government to buy more vaccines to immunize 70% of population against coronavirus
Malaysia will sign a deal on Monday to purchase the COVID-19 vaccine from British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
Addressing media on Saturday Malaysian Health Minister Adham Baba said the country reached an agreement with AstraZeneca for the purchase of vaccines.
The vaccines are planned to be brought to the country in February next year and will be enough to vaccinate 20% of Malaysians, the minister said.
Malaysia to sign AstraZeneca vaccine deal on Monday yenisafak.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yenisafak.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.