'Central Pattana' joins hands with partners in national mission, reaffirming Central Shopping Centers as the 'Model' of safe vaccination centers nationwide

Central Pattana plc., operator of centralwOrld, CentralPlaza, CentralFestival, Central Phuket, and Thailand's first luxury outlet Central Village, together with its partners, has launched the campaign I'M VACCINATED, as part of its nationwide mission to boost the customer confidence and emphasize public safety and cleanliness in Central shopping centers.

Central Pattana's I'M VACCINATED campaign is the first of its kind for Thailand's shopping centers, reinforcing Central's leading position in bringing forth a model for safe shopping centers to host provincial vaccination centers. Central Pattana has prepared 40,000 square meters across 23 Central shopping centers for the vaccination centers.

Ms. Wallaya Chirathivat, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Central Pattana plc., said "As Central Pattana aspires to be part of the positive forces to fight the pandemic, we have joined hands with all sectors to accelerate the mass vaccination. The setting up of provincial vaccination centers at Central shopping centers is, therefore, a national mission that we are implementing."
"We have the expertise in collaborating with local organisations in timely and professional manners under the principle of 'community at heart'. Through various Central shopping centers across Thailand, we are very close to communities in all regions in the country and are able to reach them. We are proud of our role as the 'center of life' that connects all segments in the community and society together," said Ms. Wallaya.

"In addition, we have launched I'M VACCINATED campaign which represents those who have received two vaccine injections, aiming to create confidence and reinforce our position in implementing the highest level of public safety and cleanliness measures under the master plan 'Central's Hygiene & Safety'," said Ms. Wallaya.

Central Pattana has revealed the details of the model for Central shopping centers as the safe venues for provincial vaccination centers:

• Central shopping centers, which are centers of life for communities across the country, are offering over 40,000 square meters in 23 Central shopping centers, out of 33, to host the vaccination centers. They are centralwOrld, Central Lardprao, Central Pinklao, Central WestGate, Central EastVille, Central Rama9, Central Chaengwattana, Central Bangna, and Central Mahachai in the Greater Bangkok area; Central Chiangrai, Central Chiangmai, Central Chiangmai Airport, and Central Lampang in the northern region; Central Phuket, Central Samui, Central Suratthani, and Central Hatyai in the southern region; Central Rayong and Central Pattaya Beach in the eastern region; and Central Korat, Central Ubonratchathani, Central Udonthani, and Central Khonkaen in the northeastern region.
• Central is part of a major collaboration effort of the public and private sectors, consisting of 23 Central shopping centers, 27 hospitals, and other 100 public and private organisations. Central Pattana will act as the coordinator with governmental agencies, using its professional and quick management to establish vaccination centers with all steps being supervised and inspected by the public sector. In addition, Central Pattana is collaborating with 26 brands in the private sector to provide medical equipment, food and other necessities to medical personnel under the 'All for Heroes' campaign aimed at creating a positive energy for the Thai people and encouraging everyone to move forward together.
• Central has created and implemented Central's Hygiene & Safety master plan at its shopping centers to ensure cleanliness, safety and low crowd density via measures such as using spacious venues, good ventilation, disinfection of the air conditioning system by UV-C, and 100% social distancing management. Each vaccination center at a Central shopping center has a capability to service 500-2,000 individuals per day and is conveniently accessible due to its location in the city center and access to various transportation systems.

"We hope to play a key role in supporting and accelerating mass vaccination at the communal, provincial and national levels, with Central shopping centers as the vaccination venues and coordinating centers, in order to help the Thai people and to effectively control the spreading of COVID-19. We believe that the Thai people have the power to survive this crisis if we fight together, which in the end will lead to the recovery of the economy and the country as well," said Ms. Wallaya.

Central is implementing its master plan 'Central's Hygiene & Safety', consisting of five core measures to ensure public safety and confidence, which are 1) strict screening, 2) strict social distancing measures in all areas and crowd density control, 3) safety tracking measures, 4) deep cleaning with attention to all surface areas, and 5) touchless experience. Furthermore, the shopping centers carry out a 'Big Cleaning' after closing each day and 'Extra Deep Cleaning' operations with highly-effective COVID-19 disinfectants certified by international institutions for the whole facilities in according to the master plan in order to ensure highest customer safety and confidence.