#KiniNews: Malaysia inks Covid-19 vaccine deals with Pfizer, Covax
Malaysia has signed agreements to procure sufficient Covid-19 vaccine doses to vaccinate 30 percent of the population, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced today.
He said while the government has no plan to make immunisation compulsory, the vaccines will be available to Malaysians for free, and to foreigners residing in Malaysia at a fee.
He said while the government has no plan to make immunisation compulsory, the vaccines will be available to Malaysians for free, and to foreigners residing in Malaysia at a fee.
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