China will be contributing 500,000 doses of the Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine to help Malaysia in its fight against COVID-19.

According to NST, COVID-19 National Immunisation Programme (NIP) Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the shipment from China is expected to arrive in the country in the middle of this month.

Here are the highlights from the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme press conference today July 5, 2021.

Register for vaccination: https://t.co/8VAVxoazYq#LindungDiriLindungSemua pic.twitter.com/Dw5EMplZii

— Vaksin COVID-19 🇲🇾 (@JKJAVMY) July 5, 2021

Earlier this month, Malaysia received one million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccin from Japan and one million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine contributed by the United States (US) for Malaysia’s NIP. 

Thank you to the government & people of Japan for the contribution of one million doses of the AZ vaccine. Testament to our strong bilateral ties. Malaysia will also receive 586,700 doses of our direct AZ purchase tonight from the AZ facility in Thailand. pic.twitter.com/JRQpcfiUju

— Khairy Jamaluddin 🇲🇾🌺 (@Khairykj) July 1, 2021

Thank you @WhiteHouse @StateDept @usembassykl for the contribution of one million doses of Pfizer vax that arrived this morning. Additionally, we will receive a further 5.4 million Pfizer doses in July as part of Malaysia’s own procurement. pic.twitter.com/bbRhFyxpuC

— Khairy Jamaluddin 🇲🇾🌺 (@Khairykj) July 5, 2021

Yay, more people will get their vaccination appointments soon! Have you registered for the COVID-19 vaccine yet? 

By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat