Covid-19: Malaysia donates over 800,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Bangladesh, Laos


  • Nation
  • Monday, 06 Dec 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has decided to donate 559,200 AstraZeneca vaccine doses to Bangladesh and 283,400 doses to Laos to ensure the countries in need have equal access to Covid-19 vaccines.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said as of Dec 6, only 20% of Bangladesh's population and 24% of Laos' population had been fully vaccinated against Covid-19.

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