KUALA LUMPUR— Malaysia received 268,800 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines on Friday night, its first batch from the pharmaceutical company, state news agency reported on Saturday.
Health Minister Adham Baba said the batch was purchased through the COVAX facility.
“The COVAX facility sent the vaccine from South Korea, and we will keep it at the designated storage center,” he told reporters, according to Bernama.
The country had initially given conditional approval in March for the use of the vaccine made by the firm, but placed it under review after the European Medicines Agency found that unusual blood clots with low blood platelets was a rare side effect of the vaccine.
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