PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia will proceed with using the vaccine from AstraZeneca for its Covid-19 immunisation programme after health authorities are convinced of its safety, says Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. “The AstraZeneca vaccine is safe to be used for all and it is effective. We will begin using the vaccine on those aged 60 years and above, ” he told a press conference yesterday. On Friday, Malaysia received its first batch of 268,800 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the global Covax facility in South Korea. To date, more than 20 million people have received the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Source: The Star April 26, 2021 23:28 UTC