JOHOR BARU: An elderly couple drove for almost two hours from Batu Pahat to get their AstraZeneca shots at the mega vaccination centre (PPV) at the Persada Interna-tional Convention Centre here. Retired school principal Idris Ahmad, 67, and his wife Azmah Hairun, 64, were determined to be vaccinated so they went on a 127km journey from their home in Batu Pahat. Under the ongoing national lockdown, inter-district and interstate travel are allowed for people who have vaccination appointments. Azmah, a retired teacher, urged those who had yet to be registered for the vaccine to immediately do so, which would help protect Malaysians against Covid-19. Checks by The Star at the PPV in Persada found people starting to form a queue as early as 7am.

Source: The Star June 08, 2021 00:07 UTC