Govt to expand AstraZeneca voluntary opt-in programme


Gearing up: The Ideal Convention Centre in Shah Alam, Selangor, being prepared for the AstraZeneca vaccination programme. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: The government will be looking to reach out to those who lack access to the Internet as it moves forward with expanding the AstraZeneca (AZ) voluntary opt-in programme to beyond Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, says Khairy Jamaluddin.

The coordinating minister of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme said the programme would be expanded to more people in Malaysia as the government expects at least 1.1 million more doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to arrive this month.

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