Malaysia buys additional 12.2 million doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine

Published Mon, Jan 11, 2021 · 04:41 AM

    [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia on Monday signed a deal to buy an additional 12.2 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by US and German drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech, the health ministry said in a statement.

    The deal brings the total amount of the Pfizer vaccines procured by Malaysia to 25 million doses, enough to cover 39 per cent of its population, the ministry said.

    REUTERS

    Decoding Asia newsletter: your guide to navigating Asia in a new global order. Sign up here to get Decoding Asia newsletter. Delivered to your inbox. Free.

    Share with us your feedback on BT's products and services