A medical assistant injects a Pandemrix vaccine against H1N1 influenza, during a H1N1 swine flu virus vaccination session for members of the national parliament, during the winter parliament session in Bern November 24, 200w9. REUTERS/Michael Buholzer (SWITZERLAND - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH IMAGES OF THE DAY)
GEORGE TOWN: More and more parents are not immunising their children over misguided fears that the vaccines are not halal, Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said.
He said there were 1,500 cases last year but in the first three months of this year, it was already at 500.
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