THE distribution of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, for those who have booked an appointment voluntarily or through the ‘opt-in’ plan in Sarawak, will commence tomorrow until June 9.

A check by Bernama at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching (BCCK) here, which is one of the vaccination centres for AstraZeneca vaccine in the state, found that preparations were underway by volunteers.

This includes arranging chairs and installing signboards to facilitate the public tomorrow.

Apart from BCCK, another PPV for the AstraZeneca vaccine will be opened at the National Youth Skills Centre in Miri.

On May 26, one million slots for the second round of AstraZeneca vaccine appointment bookings, for Malaysians under the age of 60, were filled within 90 minutes.

Following the overwhelming public response to the vaccine, the government, on May 27, placed the vaccine in the Covid-19 National Immunisation Programme’s mainstream vaccine list.

Previously, the decision to implement the voluntary or ‘opt-in’ method was made after seeing a reluctance among the community to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine, due to reports linking it to rare cases of blood clots. – Bernama, June 6, 2021.