Selangor wants all health clinics used as vaccination venues

 

The Selangor Health Department (JKNS) intends to utilise all health clinics in the state as venues to administer Covid-19 vaccines, particularly for patients with chronic illnesses, its director Dr Sha'ari Ngadiman said.

“We have proposed this to the Health Ministry. They strongly support the move and I will get official permission,” he told reporters after visiting the Ideal Convention Centre (IDCC) in Shah Alam today for the first day of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine opt-in exercise.

In addition, he said the department would also carry out an immunisation exercise for bedridden patients through an outreach programme conducted by state health workers.

In the meantime, Sha'ari said a total of 42,000 doses of Astrazeneca vaccine will be given at IDCC with an estimate of 3,000 doses a day starting today until June 6.

At the same time, he advised the public not to try their luck with ‘walk-ins’ or to linger at vaccination centres (PPV) to prevent congestion.

“We already have a waiting list, so there is no need for them to try their luck coming to the PPV. We have never given vaccines to walk-in cases,” he said.

- Bernama