Over 300,000 AstraZeneca vaccine slots taken, says CITF

A nurse fills a syringe with a dose of the AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccine at the Nowon District public health center in Seoul. — Bloomberg

PETALING JAYA: Over 300,000 slots for AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccinations have been snapped up as of 12.56pm, less than a hour after registrations opened to people aged under 60 at 12.15pm on Wednesday (May 26).

"More than 300,000 slots of the second round of the AstraZeneca vaccine booking appointments have been booked. We understand that many are still unable to do so. Please try again shortly," said the Covid-19 Immunisation Taskforce (CITF) in a tweet on its official account.