However, its vice-chancellor Taufiq Yap Yun Hin said that despite the closure of the centre, which administered 115,841 shots in the past four months, the varsity would still continue to serve the people.

“As long as there are vaccine supplies and we are allowed to vaccinate, we are ready to help the people in Sabah,” he told reporters when closing the UMS PPV here today.

“Although our PPV closes today, that doesn’t mean the vaccination process is over for us. We plan to hold outreach programmes, especially in rural areas .

Taufiq said more than 90% of the vaccine shots UMS gave out went to the public, or 104,944 people, while 9.4%, or 10,897, were given to its students and staff members.

The varsity, he added, had also administered 9,167 shots to teenagers on Sept 16.

He said UMS had also given out more than 7,000 shots in its outreach programmes in the state capital, including in the prisons.

To a question, Taufiq said, the university wanted to inoculate all its students and staff but could not force them to take the shots.

“But we are ready to provide vaccination to our students and workers who need it at any time, as long as we have vaccines available,” he said.