Private hospitals are just like other Covid-19 vaccination sites under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme; there is still no private vaccine rollout.
Only a small number of referrals have occurred to help patients in government hospitals who have waited for months and now close to a year to get treated in private hospitals.
The government will soon release a framework for private hospitals to procure Covid-19 vaccines for a private inoculation programme, says Khairy Jamaluddin.
I am not surprised that the government is willing to open up the market as there is continued pressure from private hospitals (many are owned by GLCs such as IHH, KPJ and Sime Darby), advocacy by some medical personnel, and other public figures.