Find out how to walk-in for your free Sinovac booster dose at any Offsite PPV nationwide!
Here is what you need to know!
Free Sinovac Booster Dose At PPV?
On 7 February 2022, Malaysia Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin shared that 3.5 million people who were fully-vaccinated with the Sinovac vaccine still have not received their booster dose.
To encourage them to get their booster dose, the Malaysia Ministry of Health (KKM) will offer Sinovac recipients the option of a Sinovac booster dose.
KKM however strongly recommends that Sinovac recipients receive either the Pfizer or AstraZeneca booster dose, because they offer much better protection.
Read more : ALL Seniors + Sinovac Recipients MUST Get Booster Dose!
How To Walk-In For Free Sinovac Booster At Offsite PPV!
On 12 February 2022, ProtectHealth Corporation announced that they will make the Sinovac booster dose available for FREE at all Offsite PPVs under the National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK).
Starting Monday, 14 February 2022, you can walk-in for your Sinovac booster dose at any Offsite PPV in Malaysia.
You can look for the nearest Offsite PPV using the ProtectHealth Vaccination Centre search feature.
All individuals who walk-in for the booster dose must ensure that they have a proper digital COVID-19 vaccine certificate in MySejahtera before going to the PPV.
Those who do not have a digital COVID-19 vaccine certificate because they do not have a smartphone, can bring their physical vaccination card to the PPV.
Here is the official checklist of what you need to do BEFORE going to get your COVID-19 booster dose at the PPV :
- Get enough sleep
- Eat breakfast or lunch before going to the PPV
- Be in good health, with no symptoms
- Wear suitable and comfortable clothes
- Wear a face mask
- Bring your identity card / document (e.g. passport)
- Bring your vaccination card as proof of completed primary vaccination, if you don’t have MySejahtera
- Make sure you are not required to be under quarantine!
Read more : What Should You Do Before / During / After Booster Dose?
Should You Get Sinovac Booster Dose At PPV?
Now that KKM is offering the Sinovac vaccine booster dose for free, should you get it? That very much depends on a number of factors.
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Are You Allergic To The Pfizer Vaccine?
If you are allergic to the Pfizer vaccine, then you definitely cannot receive a booster dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
You will have to get a booster dose of other vaccine types – viral vector vaccines like AstraZeneca or Sputnik V, or inactivated virus vaccines like Sinovac or Sinopharm.
But with so many better vaccine options available out there, Sinovac CoronaVac should be your last choice, not your first.
Are There Better Options?
If you are given the option to switch to Pfizer or AstraZeneca, you should definitely opt for either one over the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine.
Of all the WHO approved vaccines, Sinovac CoronaVac is the least efficacious COVID-19 vaccine, offering just over 50% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19.
And that was before it was tested against the Delta or Omicron variants. Studies have shown that two doses of Sinovac offered less protection against Delta, and no protection against Omicron.
Read more : Pfizer / Sinovac vs. Omicron : What HKU Study Just Revealed!
| COVID-19 Variant |
Seropositive Rate | |
| Pfizer | Sinovac | |
| Alpha | 100% | 100% |
| Beta | 100% | 0% |
| Delta | 100% | 68% |
| Omicron | 20% – 24% | 0% |
Must You Get A Chinese Vaccine?
The popularity of Chinese vaccines is partly due to Chinese propaganda, and partly because China offers travel advantages for people vaccinated with Sinovac or Sinopharm vaccines.
People who need to travel to China are still FORCED to pay for Sinovac / Sinopharm vaccines to avoid additional PCR tests.
So here is my advice. If you have to travel to China, opt for the Sinopharm vaccine. It is not only cheaper than Sinovac, it is a far better COVID-19 vaccine!
| Vaccine | Ancestral | Delta Variant | Omicron Variant | |||
| Infection | Severe Disease |
Infection | Severe Disease |
Infection | Severe Disease |
|
| Sinopharm COVILO | 68% | 73% | 67% | 71% | 35% | 53% |
| Sinovac CoronaVac | 47% | 50% | 46% | 49% | 24% | 37% |
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