Covid-19: All eyes on arrival of Malaysia's first batch of vaccines Sunday (Feb 21)

Preparations are in order to receive the 312,390 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at the MasKargo Free Trade Zone of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) today. The vaccine is expected to arrive in Malaysia on Sunday (Feb 21). - Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysia is set to take delivery of the much-awaited Covid-19 vaccine to boost its fight against the pandemic that has claimed more than 1,000 lives in the country over the past year.

This historic moment is scheduled to take place on Sunday (Feb 21) with the arrival of the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH604, an Airbus 330-300 aircraft operated by MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo), at the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang.