Malaysia receives 415,000 doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine contributed by UK
SEPANG, Aug 3 ― Malaysia today received 415,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine contributed by the United Kingdom , which will further boost the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme .
On hand to receive the vaccines were PICK Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, Senior Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba and British High Commissioner to Malaysia Charles Hay. Expressing appreciation for the UK’s contribution in a joint press conference with Hay, Khairy said: “This contribution will ramp up vaccination in Malaysia. We currently have the highest vaccination rate daily per capita in the world which exceeds other countries’.”
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