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KUALA LUMPUR (December 19): The government expects to receive the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer in February next year, said Minister of International Trade and Industry Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali.
He said that the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Khairy Jamaluddin, said this to the cabinet at a recent meeting.
“We expect the first delivery to be in February and it is the initial batch … the supply will continue until the end of 2021.
“The initial supply will be used to vaccinate those on the front lines and vulnerable groups against Covid-19,” Gombak Member of Parliament Mohamed Azmin told reporters after attending a program in the constituency here today. .
Mohamed Azmin said that the government was trying to buy the Covid-19 vaccine from several other pharmaceutical companies.
“The government is making efforts to obtain a greater supply of vaccines to meet our needs. The government will follow the advice of the Ministry of Health on the percentage of people who need to be vaccinated, ”he added.
On November 24, Malaysia announced that it had secured an initial supply of 12.8 million doses of vaccine from Pfizer, enough to provide free immunization to 6.4 million Malaysians or 20% of the population.
The first delivery of one million doses will take place in the first quarter of next year, which will be followed by 1.7 million doses (second quarter), 5.8 million doses (third quarter) and 4.3 million doses. (fourth trimester).
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