KUANTAN: Those eligible for Covid-19 booster shots across Pahang can walk into any of the 207 vaccination centres (PPVs) to get their shots.
State Health director Datuk Dr Nor Azimi Yunus said to date, Pahang has 107 government PPVs and 100 private PPVs, including nine public PPVs which began operating last week.
"Eligible vaccine recipients who have yet to receive their MySejahtera vaccine appointments or might have missed their appointments can walk-in to the PPVs. There are a lot of options (premises for vaccination) so there is no reason for people to stay away or choose not to get vaccinated.
"The government PPVs in Pahang include 81 health clinics and 11 hospitals in each district while the private ones include three private hospitals, 78 clinics and nine off-site centres.
"All 207 PPVs can administer up to 20,721 vaccine doses per day unlike two weeks ago when the PPVs had the capacity to administer only about 12,000 vaccine doses per day," she told reporters after visiting the Covid-19 vaccination outreach programme catering for the persons with disabilities group at the Community Rehabilitation Centre here today.
Meanwhile, Dr Nor Azimi said till yesterday, 36 per cent or some 380,000 individuals eligible for vaccination across the state have received their booster shots.
"Based on our daily capacity, if all individuals adhere to their MySejahtera vaccine appointments and choose to walk-into the PPVs, the process to administer the booster shots can be completed within the next two months but this largely depends on the cooperation from the people. The health department will continue with our awareness and outreach programmes at rural areas," she said.
Meanwhile, she said the department has not received any reports about the sale of fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates in the state.
"We have not received any information or complaints from the public about fake vaccine certificates. As registered medical practitioners, one has to be responsible and display integrity instead of being involved in such activities for quick profit.
"Those with information can lodge a report to the department so that we can investigate the claims and take action. Although the department encourages everyone to get vaccinated, individuals who choose not to be vaccinated should not go to the extent of obtaining the fake digital certificates as it will result in severe consequences," she said.
