Malaysia to kick off COVID-19 vaccination drive next week – Thomson Reuters Foundation

* Malaysia will get Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Feb. 21
* To launch national inoculation drive on Feb. 26
* To vaccinate 500,000 frontline workers in 1st phase
* Cabinet also agrees to prepare special vaccine injury scheme (Adds details, quotes from minister)
By Joseph Sipalan
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 (Reuters) – Malaysia will get its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines produced by U.S. and German drugmakers Pfizer and BioNTech on Feb. 21, and kick off its inoculation drive five days after that,…

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