KUALA LUMPUR: A drive-through Covid-19 vaccination centre (PPV) for persons with disabilities (OKU) is expected to start operations in the Klang Valley this month, says the Women, Family and Community Development Minister.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A drive-through vaccination centre (PPV) for persons with disabilities (PwDs) will be set up to speed up the immunisation exercise involving the group, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun.
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The Women, Family and Community Development Minister said that as of May 31, a total of 195,395 OKU had registered via the application.
She added that approximately 577,000 OKU are registered with the Social Welfare Department, with 446,000 above the age of 18 and therefore eligible to be vaccinated.
Rina said the department had submitted 446,000 names to the Health Ministry for the vaccinations. We don t want anyone to be left behind, she told reporters on Friday (June 4) after visiting the Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB), where a vaccination centre (PPV) has been set up.
The centre is the first dedicated one for OKUs and can handle up to 200 vaccinations a day for the blind and their caregivers.