‘Ensure babies get immunisation shots during MCO’


PETALING JAYA: Parents should not let their fear of Covid-19 hamper their babies’ immunisation shots, says the Health Ministry’s Family Health Development Division.

Noting that some people had delayed bringing their children to clinics as they were worried about them catching the disease, it said the question that should be asked is: “Isn’t it more risky to miss the baby’s immunisation?”

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