Pikas centre in Seberang Jaya to close temporarily due to vaccine shortage


Seberang Perai president Francis Wong showing the Public-Private Partnership Industrial Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (Pikas) vaccination centre in Pearl View Hotel in Seberang Jaya.

BUTTERWORTH: The Public-Private Partnership Industrial Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (Pikas) vaccination centre at Pearl View Hotel here, which started operating just a week ago, has been forced to close due to shortage of vaccine supply.

SME Association of Seberang Prai president Francis Wong, who is co-organising the programme with the hotel in Seberang Jaya here, said it has finished dispensing its 10,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine in seven days and the next batch of application is pending approval.

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