PETALING JAYA: Malaysia thanks the United States for donating one million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTec Covid-19 vaccine, says Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein (pic). The Foreign Minister said Wisma Putra welcomed the arrival of the contribution from the United States, which is scheduled to arrive on Monday (July 5). Malaysia is expected to receive a total of 12 million doses of various Covid-19 vaccines in July. Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin had also announced in his address to the Nikkei International Conference in May, of Malaysia's support for the IPprotection waiver for Covid-19 vaccines, noted Hishammuddin. "In the common pursuit for equitable global access to the Covid-19 vaccines, Malaysia stands ready to establish all-round cooperation with the United States in vaccine research, development and distribution," said the Foreign Minister.

Source: The Star July 04, 2021 03:45 UTC