Cover 80% of population by Feb to outpace Omicron

We need to step up booster shots to achieve to around 360,000 doses per day to achieve a higher population level immunity by the end of February. – ART CHEN/ The Star

BOOSTER shots should be stepped up to quickly cover 80% of the population by the end of February, says Universiti Malaya epidemiologist Prof Datuk Dr Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud.

This is to minimise the impact of a possible wave of infections due to the Omicron variant in Malaysia.