Brunei considering various Covid-19 vaccine choices


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BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan. 30 (Bernama): Brunei is mulling various vaccines, including those from the US, Europe and China to be used in the country, Haji Mohd Isham, the sultanate's Minister of Health said.

"We have informed the public that the Ministry of Health will get five percent of AstraZeneca through bilateral arrangement and another 15 per cent from the COVAX (a WHO-led COVID-19 vaccine access plan) facility, totaling 20 per cent," the minister was quoted as saying by local dailies.

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