{"id":10395,"date":"2021-07-20T19:41:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T11:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10395"},"modified":"2021-07-20T19:41:21","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T11:41:21","slug":"penangites-give-thumbs-up-to-private-hospitals-drive-through-vaccination-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10395","title":{"rendered":"Penangites give thumbs up to private hospital\u2019s drive-through vaccination service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

GEORGE TOWN, July 20  — Penangites who received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine through Pantai Hospital Penang\u2019s (PHP) drive-through vaccination centre (PPV) are happy with the service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the recipients was Ooi Geok Keow, 90, who sat in the backseat of the car, accompanied by her daughter and son-in-law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ooi, who resides in Sungai Ara, said that she lauded the effort as she found it very convenient, especially due to her mobility issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe vaccine jab was nothing but a sting, and I didn\u2019t even have to move out from the car seat to get my second shot,\u201d she told Bernama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Salesperson Mok Gaik Lean, 49, said she received a call from\u00a0the hospital three days ago, and was given the option to either use their walk-in vaccination service or the new drive-through one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mok said she was glad that she opted for the drive-through service as it was fast and convenient for her to be sitting in the comfort of her own car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 23 recipients received their vaccination via the hospital\u2019s drive-through service on July 19, but Pantai Hospital PPV coordinator Ganesh Rao said that they could now cater up to 50 recipients per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said PHP was the first private hospital in the Northern region which provided the drive-through vaccination service from July 12, with approval from the COVID-19 Immunisation Task Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWith the expansion of the drive-through vaccination service, our PPV can now vaccinate up to 250 recipients per day\u201d he said, adding that the drive-through option was only given to those who were receiving their second vaccine shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The drive-through vaccination service operates from 9 am and 1 pm from Monday to Friday, while the hospital\u2019s PPV operates from 9 am and 4.30 pm, also on weekdays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— BERNAMA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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