The danger that comes from rapid spread of misinformation


With the amount of fake news being spread about the Covid-19 vaccines, it would be wise to independently verify the information in any messages received on this topic. — dpa

While Malaysia hopes to achieve herd immunity against Covid-19 by February 2022, there remains hesitancy to receiving the vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

In the last few months, there has been a rise in those registering for the vaccine, with recent figures at the time of writing indicating that approximately one-third of the population have done so.

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