SUNWAY Medical Centre at Sunway City begins the much awaited COVID-19 booster shots today with 1,000 seniors aged 85 to 100 expected to get their booster shots at the private hospital.
“We are thrilled to be one of the first vaccination centres to be part of the COVID-19 booster dose programme in the Klang Valley,” commented Sunway Medical Centre’s medical director Dr Seow Vei Ken.
“It is heart-warming to see our vaccination centre bustling seniors who have voluntarily come forward for their booster shots. This has been a highly anticipated step to ensure an optimum protection level for COVID-19 vaccine recipients in Malaysia.”
At this point, only Pfizer’s Comirnaty vaccine is approved for the booster shot programme.
27-year-old Soo Xi Quan brought his 91-year-old grandmother Saw Siew Har to receive her booster shot after receiving a notification through the MySejahtera app.
“She’s happy to be getting the booster shot as she is looking forward to travelling again with us,” revealed Soo. “We are also excited to be able to bring her out with her safety in mind.” Saw was previously vaccinated with Sinovac.
Sunway Medical Centre was a Zon Pemberian Vaksin (ZPV) in Phase One of the National Immunisation Programme vaccinating frontliners from 12 private hospitals across the Klang Valley.
In Phase Two and Three of the programme, the hospital was appointed as a Pusat Pemberian Vaksin Hospital Swasta (PPVHS) and also managed a mega Pusat Pemberian Vaksin (PPV) at Sunway Convention Centre to inoculate the public.
On Oct 11, the hospital started vaccinating teenagers aged 12 to 19 years old. The hospital is now simultaneously administering COVID-19 vaccination for teenagers and booster shots for seniors. To date, Sunway Medical Centre has administered more than 350,000 doses.
Driven by its passion to safeguard Malaysia, Sunway as a whole has contributed close to RM60 mil since March 2020 to help the country battle the COVID-19 pandemic and will continue to serve the nation in its capacity. – Oct 28, 2021
