Rina said there were over 600,000 OKU registered with the social welfare department (JKM) but, only 240,991 had registered for the vaccination programme through MySejahtera, so far.

“Of that number only 10,229 (4.24%) have received their first dose of the vaccine,” she said at a press conference today after visiting the country’s first drive-through vaccination centre (PPV) for the disabled at the Sime Darby Plantation in Ara Damansara, which started its operations today.

The Titiwangsa MP added that more collaboration will be planned with NGOs and the private sector to increase the number of vaccine registration among the disabled.

Further, she added, her ministry had plans to expand this initiative to other states.

“We just need to work together with state NGOs and the private sector to make this happen.”

She added that 80 doses would be given per day at this PPV from today until this Friday.

“From Monday (June 21), we are targeting to administer 200 doses of vaccine per day. For each disabled person, one carer will also receive their vaccination shots.

“This is the first drive-through vaccination centre for the disabled in the country. I am confident that this pilot project will be successful and we will increase the number of recipients and the rate of daily doses in the future,” she said.

A total of 16,000 OKU in the Klang Valley are expected to receive the Covid-19 vaccine at this new drive-through PPV facility.