Many countries have started their vaccination drive against coronavirus. Malaysia reported 2,936 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday, bringing the national total to 277,811. Another 13 deaths have been reported, pushing the death toll to 1,043.

Malaysia is also fighting the pandemic. In a big boost to Malaysia, the nation received its first batch of corona vaccines on Sunday.

Jointly developed by US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer Inc. and its German partner BioNTech SE, Some 312,390 doses of the vaccine arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. After the delivery, In a press briefing, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the first phase of the national immunization program will kick start earlier this week on Wednesday, ahead of schedule with Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin set to be the first to be vaccinated.

He added that the Sinovac's corona vaccines are set to arrive on February 27, with other vaccines scheduled to arrive later. As of February 2021, Malaysia has had access to a supply of 66.7 million doses of corona vaccines through the COVAX Facility and early purchases from five corona vaccine makers.

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