The interim distribution list issued on February 3 broke down the programme's initial 337.2 million doses -- of which all barring 1.2 million Pfizer-BioNTech doses, are from AstraZeneca. Both WHO-approved vaccines require two injected doses.
Doses will be administered three weeks apart, with the people in the study group asked to keep daily records of any side effects or reactions, local media said.
Malaysia's cabinet has also agreed to prepare a special injury scheme to compensate people who experience serious side-effects after receiving the vaccine, Khairy added.
The lifting of lockdown means the Australian Open tennis tournament, which is being held in the state capital Melbourne, may resume admitting spectators who were barred during lockdown.
The World Health Organization listed AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, while sources said the EU is in talks with Moderna on buying more vaccines.
Manufacturers are under pressure to increase production of COVID-19 vaccines as infections from the pandemic approach 110 million people.
BioNTech has signed two new deals with manufacturers to produce lipids at scale, while Moderna's supplier told Reuters it has recently doubled its monthly production of the key ingredients.
Indian health officials say they generally ask for so-called bridging trials to determine if a vaccine is safe and generates an immune response in its citizens whose genetic makeup can be different from people in Western nations.
MIG said on Thursday that investors in its funds would now receive 340 million euros from the sale of an unspecified stake in BioNTech, following a payout of 260 million euros last year.
BioNTech now has a market capitalisation of around $28.4 billion, more than eight times its valuation of $3.4 billion.
The FHI said there had been few participants above the age of 65 in the trial conducted by AstraZeneca, meaning there was a lack of documentation as to the effect of the vaccine on older age groups.