PETALING JAYA: While senior citizens at some old folks’ homes are looking forward to receiving their Covid-19 booster shots, the lack of resources at certain district health offices may result in them being sidelined in the inoculation process, caretakers said.
One of the reasons for the low booster take-up rate among senior citizens at care homes is due to the inability of district health offices to come to the centres to administer the doses, said the Association for Residential Aged Care Operators (AgeCope) president Delren Terrence Douglas.
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