Covax

Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says safety is paramount.

Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says the delivery will come directly from AstraZeneca as opposed to the Covax facility as it is a direct procurement.

UN chief criticises the "self interest" of rich countries for building up vaccine supplies beyond the needs of their populations.

Infections are surging as a new 'double mutant' variant of the coronavirus has been detected from samples collected in India.

WHO has asked rich countries to share their vaccines immediately with developing countries but not one has done so.

Covax hopes to deliver more than two billion doses in less than a year to ensure 92 poorer countries will receive access to Covid-19 vaccines.

130 poorer countries have not yet received a single dose.

Hanya vaksin yang dibeli melalui Covax akan dikecualikan daripada sekatan eksport.

The world body wants to deliver at least 1.3 billion Covid-19 doses to poorer countries via Covax.

The Africa CDC has warned that taking too long to get vaccinations up and running risks having the virus become endemic in parts of the African continent.

Hanoi is planning to roll out a 'made in Vietnam' vaccine later this year.

Perincian harga vaksin itu akan menjejaskan perjanjian bersama semua syarikat vaksin.