‘Ramp up right info on jabs’

Doing the needful: Belacan seller Saidah Ahmad from Kampung Bako in Kuching showing her registration on MySejahtera for the vaccination. The 41-year-old says, ‘ I hope to be vaccinated as quickly as possible as the number of cases in Sarawak is still high.’ — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

PETALING JAYA: As the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme is expanded on April 19 to cover non-frontliners, health and communication experts say efforts should be ramped up to address vaccine hesitancy which is still prevalent among the people.

The experts have suggested incentives and transparency as well as engaging local community leaders and general medical practitioners (GPs) to encourage vaccine uptake.