The country announced it will begin its Covid-19 vaccination programme next month with frontline healthcare staff and the elderly in line for the first doses as the country tackles a new wave of coronavirus infections, state media reported.
The South-East Asian country expects to receive 60 million doses this year, including 30 million under the WHO-led Covax scheme, with a first batch of 204,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine due to arrive on Feb 28.
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