KUALA LUMPUR (May 22): A total of 1.24 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine is offered to the elderly in the second round of the vaccination offer, which is open for booking of appointment slots at noon tomorrow. The PPVAZ involved include those at the Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang; Persada Johor International Convention Centre, Johor Bahru; Borneo Convention Centre Kuching, Sarawak and Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara Miri, Sarawak. The others are at the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur; Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur; Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor and Ideal Convention Centre, Shah Alam, Selangor. “As announced earlier, the bookings are only open for those aged 60 years and above in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Johor and Sarawak. The CITF also encouraged the young to assist the elderly in booking the appointment slots for vaccination to ease the process for them.

Source: The Edge Markets May 22, 2021 13:30 UTC