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KUALA LUMPUR, December 22 – The Ministry of Health (MoH) said today that it is looking for people to participate in its survey on the Covid-19 vaccine, with forms available on its Facebook page.
The ministry said the goal of the survey is to determine Malaysians’ receptivity to the Covid-19 vaccine, which has received some skepticism from critics.
Issues raised by the survey include claims that vaccines may contain porcine elements, the need to store vaccines at minus 70 degrees Celsius, which puts them out of reach of up to two-thirds of the world’s population, and whether the vaccine that is purchased is effective in slowing the spread of the disease.
To date, Malaysia has had 95,327 positive cases and 438 deaths.
Worldwide, there have been more than 77 million cases and 1.7 million deaths.
The Malaysian government has signed an agreement to purchase 6.4 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine from pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin announced today.
He also said that the government was in advanced talks to purchase additional doses of comparable vaccines from Sinovac, CanSino and Gamaleya.
After signing agreements with Covax, Pfizer & AstraZeneca and finalizing agreements with Sinovac, CanSino and Gamaleya, Malaysia is expected to have vaccines available for almost 83 percent of the population at RM2.05 billion.
