CentralwOrld shopping centre has announced the opening of a new COVID-19 vaccination centre, in the ‘centralwOrld LIVE’ zone, on the eighth level of the Bangkok mall. The new location is the eighth of 23 inoculation points to be launched at Central shopping centres across the country.
The launch of the centre, in partnership with King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, the Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) and the Thai Chamber of Commerce, comes as a part of a plan, led by the Central Group, Central Pattana, and Central Retail, with partners such as AIS and Centara, to drive the swift and efficient vaccination of Thai people.
The centre is expected to service the general public from 7 June 2021 onward, depending on government mandate.
In the first phase, the 4500sqm centre will administer vaccines to medical personnel, frontline staff, and volunteers who have registered for the vaccines.
“Central shopping centres are centres of local life wherever they are found,” commented Ms. Wallaya Chirathivat, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Central Pattana plc. “ As such, we are very close to local communities all over the country, we have the experience, knowledge and expertise needed to work with local authorities, provincial public health departments and hospitals in a professional and timely manner.”
“We are offering these spaces within our shopping centres to help accelerate the mass vaccination of registered individuals, in large, clean and safe venues with 100% effectiveness in social distancing and crowd management. In addition, we will provide computers and coordinate with volunteers to fully support the work of medical and public health personnel. We have experience in hosting similar provincial vaccination centres at Central Ladprao, Central Rayong, Central Samui, Central Mahachai, Central Korat, Central Phuket and Central Pinklao.”
“We hope to become a positive force to help fight this pandemic as we join hands with all parties to accelerate mass vaccination. The use of our shopping centres as vaccination centres, at first for medical personnel, frontline staff and volunteers, and later for the general public, will help Thailand get back on its feet and move forward,” said Ms. Wallaya.
The vaccination centre is part of the “Thai Ruam Jai, Safe Bangkok” project to administer COVID-19 vaccines to the people of Bangkok, with the support of National Health Security Office and its network. Those who wish to register for the vaccination may do so via the Thai Ruam Jai project from 27 May onwards, as follows:
- Group 1: Individuals who have participated in government projects such as Rao Chana or Kon La Krueng can register for the vaccination via the mobile application Pao Tang and wait for an SMS message for confirmation.
- Group 2: Individuals who have not participated in, the aforementioned, government projects can register via the Thai Ruam Jai website at www.ไทยร่วมใจ.com and wait for an SMS message for confirmation.
- Group 3: Individuals without internet access can register in person at FamilyMart, Tops daily and other participating convenience stores from 830am to 6pm. They must provide their national ID cards and a mobile phone number for contact.
The vaccination centre at centralwOrld will be open from 9am to 5pm every day. Non-medical areas within be open from 11am to 8 pm, Mondays to Thursdays as well as Sundays, and from 11am to 9pm on Fridays, Saturdays, and public holidays.
