‘More aggressive push for elderly to register for AstraZeneca vaccine needed’

The Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee has been urged to review the AstraZeneca voluntary vaccine registration process, especially involving the elderly so as to increase the percentage of registrants from this target group.

Universiti Putra Malaysia Medical and Public Health Faculty medical expert Dr Malina Osman said the matter should be considered in detail to speed up the vaccination process for the group and help reach the vaccination target of 80 percent of the population to achieve herd immunity...