Approximately 1 million vaccines provided free of charge by the Japanese government have arrived in Malaysia and Indonesia in Southeast Asia, where infection with the new coronavirus is spreading.
An aircraft carrying about 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine provided by the Japanese government arrived at the airport near Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, on the evening of the 1st, and officials from the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Kylie and the Japanese Embassy. Etc. welcomed.
In Malaysia, the spread of infection has continued since mid-May, and economic activities have been severely restricted since last month.
About 16 million people, about half of the population, want to be vaccinated, but by the end of last month, only about 5.7 million people had the first vaccination, making it an urgent issue to secure the vaccine. ..
"Vaccines are used as quickly as possible, thanks to the long-standing relationship and friendship between Malaysia and Japan," said Kylie, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation.
In addition, about 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Indonesia, which has the highest number of infected people in Southeast Asia, on the afternoon of the 1st.
The Japanese government provided vaccines to Taiwan and Vietnam last month, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it will also provide vaccines to the Philippines and Thailand this month.