Allow old folk to walk in for jabs

CREDIT should be given to the government for responding positively to public demand for expanding the vaccination process to some private hospitals with a view to accelerating the vaccination programme. We are glad to learn that drive-ins are being considered and sessions are being organised for people with disability.

However, there is a nagging problem pertaining to people above the age of 60 – some even in their 80s – who, having registered as far back as February, are still waiting for a vaccination appointment. Meanwhile, vaccination has already commenced for younger people. This clearly implies that the elderly folks who are patiently looking forward to their appointments are in fact inadvertently being sidelined.