Selangor public health clinics to become vaccination venues

Selangor public health clinics to become vaccination venues

The state health director says the health ministry has given its strong support to this move.

The state health department has plans to conduct an immunisation exercise for bedridden patients.
SHAH ALAM:
Selangor intends to use all its public clinics under the health ministry (klinik kesihatan) as venues to administer Covid-19 vaccines, particularly for patients with chronic illnesses, state health 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) here 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, he said a total of 42,000 doses of the 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.

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