PETALING JAYA: Within an hour, nearly one million of the AstraZeneca vaccination slots were taken up in the second round of registration.
In a statement, Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) said over 950,000 doses of the vaccine were snapped up by Malaysians aged 18 and above.
The task force also apologised to Malaysians over the technical glitches throughout the registration process that left many frustrated.
“A total of 1.261 million doses of AstraZeneca were offered, of which 275,208 doses were taken up by senior citizens when the opt-in was first opened on May 23.
“For the record, a total of 956,609 slots were taken up today (yesterday).
Wednesday, 26 May 2021 02:31 PM MYT
BY DANIAL DZULKIFLY
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim speaks during the ‘Bicara Tokoh’ programme in Kajang April 10, 2021. ― Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
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KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 After a series of glitches during the third round opt-in registration for the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim lambasted the government for its failure to ensure a smooth vaccine registration process.
In Twitter posting today, the Port Dickson MP said people are being treated as if they were “beggars” chasing for the vaccine by the ruling administration.
PETALING JAYA: The registration for AstraZeneca vaccination slots has been closed, about one and a half hours after registration opened around 12.15pm on Wednesday (May 26).
PETALING JAYA: The latest round of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine registration proved to be a bumpier ride than the first time on May 2.
This time around, instead of limiting the opt-in to people in the Klang Valley, one million slots were open to those over 18 living in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Penang, Johor and Sarawak.
A previous registration drive for those over 60 opened on May 23 where 228,347 of the initial 1.2 million slots were taken.
While many anticipated technical glitches to get in the way, they were not ready to face it multiple times as the system evidently buckled under the frenzy of people trying to get a slot – leaving many with their hopes dashed.