BUTTERWORTH: The Public-Private Partnership Industrial Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (Pikas) vaccination centre at Pearl View Hotel here, which started operating just a week ago, has been forced to close due to shortage of vaccine supply. The centre will dispense its last remaining vaccines tomorrow (Aug 2) and close from Tuesday onwards until new vaccines arrive. So far, 200 companies have applied to be vaccinated under this Pikas centre, which is the only one in Seberang Prai. Among the companies which were affected is MY CO2 Group Of Companies where a total of 36 staff members had received their appointments to be vaccinated at the Pikas centre tomorrow. "We have chartered five buses to the vaccination centre," he said.

Source: The Star August 01, 2021 11:03 UTC