PUTRAJAYA – No walk-ins are allowed at any of the vaccination centres (PPV) in the country, said the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF).
The CITF said members of the public should not wait at the PPVs, including at centres administering the AstraZeneca vaccines, in the hopes of getting any unused vaccines due to the absence of registered vaccine recipients scheduled for the day.
The task force has developed a new mechanism to avoid wastage of vaccines without disrupting logistical planning at the PPVs as well as to avoid congestion, it said.
CITF said in a statement today that all PPVs will contact vaccine recipients in their list via text message or phone.
“The individuals will be asked if they are interested in getting the vaccine and whether they can come to the PPV on the same day,” it said.
Meanwhile, those who have booked slots to get the AstraZeneca jab will be notified via the MySejahtera app, short messaging service (SMS) or phone, it said.
“Therefore, the CITF would like to urge the public not to come to the PPVs without prior arrangements or appointments, and there is no need to wait at the centres,” it said.
Earlier, a photo depicting a crowd of people in front of a PPV at Sri Guchil Hall, Kuala Krai, Kelantan allegedly waiting to get vaccinated by walk-in had gone viral on social media. – Bernama, May 11, 2021
