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- Malaysia will begin to administer Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday (Mar 18), said science, technology and innovation minister Khairy Jamaluddin, adding that he will be the first recipient of the China-made vaccine in the country.
- In a press conference on Monday, the minister said the vaccine would first be administered in his constituency of Rembau, Pahang.
- “On Mar 18 at 1.30pm, we will start vaccination with Sinovac in the Rembau Hospital. I will be the first to receive the vaccine in our country,” he said.
- Mr Khairy said Malaysia has received 100,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccine on Monday. Another 100,000 doses will be received on Mar 22.
- Sinovac signed a deal with Malaysia’s Pharmaniaga, which will carry out the fill-and-finish process for the vaccine’s distribution in Malaysia, before later manufacturing it locally.
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