Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching has urged the government to open walk-in vaccination centres in Johor, following the state's record-high number of 1,832 daily positive Covid-19 cases yesterday.
Teo, in a statement, said Johor's vaccination rate also remains below the national average.
"As of Aug 25, 80.3 percent of the Malaysian adult population have received at least one dose of vaccine, but only 71.8 percent of the Johor adult population have received at least one dose of vaccine.
"The rise in daily infections, as well as deaths in Johor, has heightened fear and intensified demands for faster vaccination," she said.
Teo also noted that walk-in Covid-19 vaccinations for the elderly, individuals with disabilities, people with comorbidities, teachers, and those who missed their second dose have started in states like Perak, Kedah, Penang, Sabah, Malacca, Kelantan, and Sarawak.
On Aug 2, the then National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) Coordinating Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced that walk-in vaccination for senior citizens aged 60 and above would be extended throughout the country from the following week.
"Until today, we have not heard any further announcement regarding walk-in vaccinations for Johor even though I still receive calls or messages from senior citizens who have yet to receive their vaccination appointment," she added.
While vaccination rates have picked up, Johor ranks the fourth slowest nationwide - just 37.4 percent of adults were fully vaccinated as of Aug 22. - Mkini
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