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Japan to give 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Malaysia

25 Jun 2021, 2:58 AM
Japan to give 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Malaysia

TOKYO, June 25 — Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Friday that Japan will give 1 million additional doses of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine each to Taiwan and Vietnam.

He added that arrangements were also being made to send 1 million doses each of AstraZeneca vaccine to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Motegi also said Japan would start to supply 11 million doses in total to regions including Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia and the Pacific islands through the Covax joint venture programme from mid-July.

— Reuters

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