By Dr VENOO KUPPUSAMY and Dr KHOR SWEE KHENG WE have always known that the rakyat has a crucial role to play in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK). In this column, we explain why the rakyat’s role will soon be more crucial than ever and why our fate is now closely tied to the PICK. The main reason is that the four-phase National Recovery Plan (NRP) has vaccination rates as one of three key indicators (combined with daily case numbers and intensive care bed utilisation) for transition to subsequent phases. Phase Three of the NRP is when the situation becomes as close to normal as possible. To get to this phase, we need at least 40% of the population to be vaccinated.