Malaysia is expected to receive 1,624,800 doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine through the Covid-19 Vaccines Global Access Facility (Covax) by the first half of this year.

This is according to an interim distribution forecast issued by global health partnership Gavi last night, which is meant to help participating countries plan the vaccine rollouts.

The number is ‘indicative’ and subject to change due to several caveats, including whether the vaccine would...