Excitement, relief as participants of opt-in AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines start getting their shots


Peoples waiting to register at UKM hall on the first day Astrazeneca vaccination program in Universiti kebangsaan Malaysia, bangi—SHAARI CHEMAT /The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: As the opt-in programme for the AstraZeneca vaccine kicks off on Wednesday (May 5), those who had registered for the jab turned up in droves at the four vaccination centres to receive their jabs against Covid-19.

The AstraZeneca vaccine began to roll out on Wednesday at four vaccination centres - Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) in Kuala Lumpur and the Ideal Convention Centre in Shah Alam.

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