Experts: Jab not an automatic licence to travel


Course completed: Welfare Department officers Nurul Earliana Nordin (left) and Asdayantim Sakawi displaying their digital certificates after receiving two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Other factors also need to be considered – and not just the completion of the vaccine regimen – when deciding whether interstate travel should be allowed at this stage, say health experts. Universiti Putra Malaysia medical epidemiologist Assoc Prof Dr Malina Osman said the success of the vaccination programme should not be the sole criterion for whether a person could travel across state borders.

“In my opinion, we have to also look at the current trend such as the number of active cases and those who are critically ill.

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