Malaysia

AstraZeneca booking woes likely due to system congestion: deputy science minister

Putrajaya to improve registration process before year-end, promises Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 27 May 2021 3:22PM

AstraZeneca booking woes likely due to system congestion: deputy science minister
Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim says the AstraZeneca Covid-19 opt-in registration system had overcome a ‘stress test’ before yesterday’s fiasco. – Bernama pic, May 27, 2021

KUALA TERENGGANU – The government will make improvements to the vaccine registration system, so that the goal of achieving herd immunity under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme before the end of this year succeeds.

Deputy Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Ahmad Amzad Hashim, said that the registration to access the one million slots of AstraZeneca vaccines offered yesterday was highly unusual, as more than one million people accessed the system.

“Because of that, the system, which went through a ‘stress test’ before without any problems, has become congested and experienced disruption.

“However, the government accepts all remarks and suggestions from various parties on this aspect. Similarly, the MySejahtera module still needs to be continuously improved,” he said in a statement on his Facebook account last night.

Yesterday, Malaysians expressed their frustration on various social media platforms, for failing to access AstraZeneca vaccine slots despite having tried to get into the system earlier.

The Kuala Terengganu MP said that the government had decided to offer the AstraZeneca vaccine to anyone over the age of 18, following initial rejections by many previously.

For yesterday, the AstraZeneca vaccine bookings were only open to residents in Johor, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Sarawak and Selangor. – Bernama, May 27, 2021

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