M'sia inks agreement with AstraZeneca to procure 6.4 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The government has just signed an agreement with pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca for the procurement of an additional 10 per cent or 6.4 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, says Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin (pic).

The Prime Minister said this meant that the government had secured 40 per cent guarantee of vaccine supply through joint agreements with Covax, Pfizer and AstraZeneca.

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