The prime minister said he had also heard complaints from residents in rural areas, villages and the interior, especially senior citizens, who faced difficulty in registering and receiving the vaccines.

“For this, I have ordered all ministries and government agencies involved to use all their assets to facilitate them getting vaccinated,” he said in a speech on the development of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, aired over local television stations today.

As of yesterday, 1,127,336 people in the country had completed two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Taking note of the concerns of many who have yet to receive their vaccine appointment dates, the prime minister also ordered JKJAV to ensure they obtain an appointment date as soon as possible.

He said up to today, almost 13 million individuals had registered for Covid-19 vaccine shots, which is only 51% of the overall total eligible to receive the vaccine.

In this regard, Muhyiddin also urged the public to come forward as volunteers to assist in the smooth process of dispensing the vaccines.

He said youths and NGOs are welcome to contribute their energy and time to make the largest vaccination exercise in the country’s history a success.

“The involvement and support of all parties is necessary to achieve the target of 80% vaccination to obtain herd immunity,” he said.

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