Lam Thye: Govt should address vaccine hesitancy issue effectively to ensure herd immunity


PETALING JAYA: The government should address the issue of vaccine hesitancy among Malaysians more effectively to ensure herd immunity, says Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye.

"Doubts have been created about the ability to inoculate 9.4 million people between now and August which is a requisite to achieve 80% herd immunity," he said in a statement on Sunday (March 28).

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