KUALA LUMPUR: Those who fail to appear for their appointment for Covid-19 vaccination, without reasonable grounds, can be prosecuted, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
He said this is to avoid wastage, as diluted Covid-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine cannot be stored for use on other days due to its shelf life of not more than six hours.
"Absence for the scheduled vaccination is a waste of resources and manpower, because we have done all preparations.
"Action can be taken if (the person is) not present.
"As in other countries, those who cut the queue for vaccines can (also) be fined. For now, we have not thought about what kind of action (we will take)....but something can be done," he said.
Dr Noor Hisham said this during a virtual media involvement session yesterday, which was also attended by Health deputy Director-General (Research and Technical Support) Datuk Dr Hishamshah Mohd Ibrahim. - BERNAMA