WTCKL's AstraZeneca vaccination centre ramps up to 8,100 doses per day starting Saturday (May 15)


Peoples waiting on the first day of the AstraZeneca vaccination programme at Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur. AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The capacity at the Kuala Lumpur World Trade Center (WTCKL) Vaccination Centre (PPV) for the AstraZeneca vaccine has been increased to 8,100 doses a day starting Saturday (May 15), making it the centre with the capability of carrying out the largest scale vaccination exercise in the country.

ProtectHealth Corporation Sdn Bhd (ProtectHealth) chief executive officer Dr Anas Alam Faizli said prior to this, the PPV capacity was only capable of administering about 2,400 doses a day.

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