coronavirus vaccine from AstraZeneca PLC. Earlier, Malaysia signed an agreement with Pfizer-BioNTech to acquire their experimental coronavirus vaccine.The AstraZeneca deal will be signed on Monday.
Under the agreement, the 20% of Malaysia's population of 32 million will be vaccinated. The deal is similar to that of the deal with US giant Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE, said health minister Adham Baba, news agency Reuters reported.Malaysia expects to receive enough vaccines to inoculate 10% of the population through the global COVAX facility, backed by the World Health Organization.