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1. South Africa receives the second batch consisting at least 80,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
   2021-02-28 01:06:10 (First version)
2. South Africa receives their second shipment of more than 80,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
   2021-03-09 23:58:36 (Update)
3. Malaysia receives their first shipment of 300,000 doses of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine.
   2021-03-09 23:58:39 (Update)
4. Malaysia receives its first shipment of 300,000 doses of the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine.
   2024-04-18 02:06:22 (Update)
5. South Africa receives its second shipment of more than 80,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
   (Current version)

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