The opening of the vaccination centre at Pusat Latihan Perindustrian dan Pemulihan Bangi on June 21 is expected to speed up the vaccination process for the disabled.

“This is an effort undertaken by the government, but I urge the private sector to also come together to help us (in this vaccination process).

“We have also worked with NGOs and the private sector to open more vaccination centres specially for the disabled,” she told reporters at the Kompleks MAB (Malaysian Association for the Blind) vaccination centre in Brickfields, here, today.

Yesterday, almost 300 individuals who are hearing-impaired were vaccinated at the MAB vaccination centre and another 200 will receive their jabs today.

Rina said the number of registrations for vaccination by persons who were hearing-impaired had increased from 1,600 to 2,200, between June 4 and today.

“The vaccination capacity at the MAB vaccination centre has also increased from 200 to 300 people daily. This is a very good development, and so we can speed up the vaccination process for the OKU,” she added.

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