Speed up vaccination, urge NGOs


A roadblock set up to remind people to adhere to the SOP before going to the vaccination centre at Indera Mulia Stadium in Ipoh. — RONNIE CHIN/The Star

SEVERAL non-governmental organisations in Perak are calling for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme to be expedited as the progress is currently too slow.

Ipoh City Watch president Prof Dr Richard Ng said health authorities should go down to targeted locations like rural areas or villages, and use community halls to register people for the vaccine and also administer it.

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