Science, technology and innovation minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the registration will make it easier to fix appointments for the thousands who will be vaccinated each day.

Replying to a tweet by user Dr Ungku Shahrin @ungshah asking for the reason to register, Khairy said those who register would be given further details about their vaccination.

“They will be given a stipulated date, time and place based on the info given,” he said, adding that some may not be staying at the places indicated on their MyKad.

In another tweet, he explained that the public needed to register so that their information could be entered into the appointment management system for vaccinations to be carried out smoothly.

“Most countries give out vaccinations based on appointments. Asking people to just show up will create huge queues or wastage.

“The appointment management system will also assist with vaccine logistics — how many to send and where.”

Previously Khairy, who is also the coordinating minister for the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, had announced that the registration would kick off next month, adding that there were five ways for the public to sign up.

It could be done via the MySejahtera application, the JKJAV (Covid-19 Vaccine Supply Access Guarantee Special Committee) website which would be launched next week, by calling the hotline, through manual registration at public and private clinics and hospitals, or through assisted registration for those living in rural areas, he added.

Earlier, health minister Dr Adham Baba said 126,000 people would be vaccinated per day at 600 locations nationwide, with seven officers at each of the locations to conduct the inoculations.

“Each of the seven vaccinators will be able to innoculate 30 people per day, making it a total of 210 innoculations in each location,” he told reporters today.

Adham said foreign workers, especially those who were among the frontliners such as doctors, pharmacists and dentists, would also receive free vaccinations.