PENANG has reached a sufficient vaccination centre (PPV) capacity in its drive to achieve herd immunity by the end of October this year, according to Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
He however said the state government needs to plan the optimal use of supplied vaccines to meet the needs of various targeted parties.
“I urge everyone to unite all the efforts to move to recovery soonest,” he said.
Chow had earlier visited the PPV at the Georgetown Specialist Hospital in Jalan Masjid Negeri today.
During the visit, Chow was briefed by the hospital’s authorities on the vaccination progress.
It is learnt that the centre has begun operating yesterday. They are aiming to administer 50 doses daily.
It is open from Monday to Friday.
Also present during the visit were state Tourism and Creative Economy Committee chairman Yeoh Soon Hin, State Secretary Datuk Abdul Razak Jaafar, hospital’s founder and chairman Datuk Dr Liong Meng Loong and consultant physician and nephrologist Dr Christopher Lee.
Story by Edmund Lee
Pix by Chan Kok Kuan