KUALA LUMPUR: The ongoing AstraZeneca 2.0 opt-in vaccination is open only to senior citizens aged 60 and above.
The Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee (JKJAV), via its Twitter account @JKJAVMY said the public should refer to the committee's official social media platforms for the latest announcements on the opening of AstraZeneca vaccine appointment bookings for the public.
The statement came after a message went viral today, claiming that AstraZeneca's voluntary opt-in vaccination for adults aged 18 and above in five states will be open tomorrow (May 25) at 6pm.
Previously, it was reported that if there are excess vaccine slots after the registration period for those above 60, the public could register starting Wednesday (May 26).
In the previous round, 268,800 slots of AstraZeneca vaccinations were snapped up in three and a half hours after registration opened on May 2 at noon.
Meanwhile, appointment slots for the AstraZeneca opt-in vaccination for the senior citizens are still available as of 5pm today.
Checks on the www.vaksincovid.gov.my web page saw that appointment slots at eight vaccination centres in Johor, Penang, Sarawak, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur are still up for grabs.
The inoculation is scheduled to be held between June 7 to July 27 for the first dose of the vaccine.
In Johor and Penang, slots are still available from June 15, with the vaccinations taking place at Persada Johor International Convention Centre and Spice Arena Convention Centre in Bayan Baru, respectively.
In Sarawak, slots are still available from June 10, with vaccinations to be held at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching and Institut Kemahiran Belia Negara Miri.
In Selangor, slots are up for grabs at Dewan Gemilang, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia from June 24 (except June 26), and at Ideal Convention Center Shah Alam from June 23.
In Kuala Lumpur, slots are still available at World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur from June 9, and at Dewan 1, Bangunan Peperiksaan, Universiti Malaya, from June 17 (except on June 19).
On Friday, Coordinating Minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) Khairy Jamaluddin said the registration was only for residents who are 60 years old and above.
He said applications for the second phase of the AstraZeneca opt-in vaccination drive began yesterday to Wednesday (May 26)
A total of 1.24 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine available in the second round of the vaccination offer.