PETALING JAYA: Sinovac vaccine booster doses will now be provided for walk-ins at offsite vaccination centres (PPV) beneath the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) starting tomorrow.
DefendHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd mentioned that these eligible for their booster doses and intending to obtain this vaccine specifically could refer to the record of offsite PPV at www.protecthealth.com.my.
This comes following the announcement by Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin on Feb 7 that those that had obtained two doses of the first Sinovac vaccine had been now allowed to obtain the Sinovac vaccine as their booster dose.“However, the Health Ministry is still recommending Pfizer boosters for Sinovac recipients as it offers a higher level of protection,” it added in an announcement yesterday.
Based on the CovidNow web site, a complete of 13,068,547 people, or 55.8% of the grownup inhabitants within the nation, had obtained their booster dose as of Friday.
A complete of twenty-two,935,622 people or 98% of adults have accomplished their vaccination whereas 99.2% or 23,211,391 people have obtained at the least one dose of the vaccine.
As for adolescents aged 12 to 17, a complete of two,795,030 people or 88.8% have accomplished their vaccination whereas 2,873,015 people or 91.3% have obtained at the least one dose of the vaccine.
