While Malaysia awaits its first consignment of the Covid-19 vaccine next month, certain quarters are still disputing the safety and halal status of the vaccine shots.

Malaysia has so far entered into joint agreements with the World Health Organisation’s Covax facility as well as the United States-based Pfizer-BioNTech and United Kingdom’s AstraZeneca for its vaccine supply.

The rollout of the first 12.8 million Pfizer-BioNTech doses is expected to begin...