UK to give 415k AstraZeneca vaccines to Malaysia
The United Kingdom will contribute 415,000 doses of the UK-manufactured AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines to Malaysia.
This was announced by UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs Dominic Raab today in London.
Malaysia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Hishammuddin Hussein...
The United Kingdom will contribute 415,000 doses of the UK-manufactured AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines to Malaysia.
This was announced by UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs Dominic Raab today in London.
Malaysia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Hishammuddin Hussein expressed his gratitude to his UK counterpart for this contribution to Malaysia’s National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP).
“This is the epitome of our long-standing and strong relationship that would further strengthen cooperation bilaterally and at various other levels,” said Hishammuddin in a statement issued by his ministry.
He said Malaysia is highly appreciative of the invaluable support extended by the UK and believe that both countries could work together on many productive endeavours including reciprocal vaccination arrangements and a reciprocal travel bubble.
This contribution will assist in intensifying the daily vaccination rate of the ongoing NIP, he added.
Meanwhile, a statement issued by the British High Commission in Kuala Lumpur stated the UK will this week begin delivering nine million Covid-19 vaccines around the world, including to Malaysia to help tackle the pandemic, with five million doses being offered to Covax.
The University of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine donated to Malaysia is made by Oxford Biomedica in Oxford and packaged in Wrexham, North Wales.
This is the first tranche of the 100 million vaccines that Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged the UK would share within the next year at last month’s G7 in Cornwall, with 30 million due to be sent by the end of the year.
At least 80 million of the 100 million doses will go to Covax, with the rest going to countries directly. The donations follow the pledge that G7 leaders made to vaccinate the world and end the pandemic in 2022.
In the same statement, British High Commissioner to Malaysia Charles Hay said: “I am pleased that Malaysia is among the first to receive the vaccines from the UK on a bilateral basis. This vaccine donation reflects the UK’s commitment to helping our friends in Malaysia. We believe this will give a boost to the ongoing vaccination rollout, and help protect more lives here.
- Bernama
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