Experts: Allowing people to select jab may affect rollout


Ready to use: The AstraZeneca vaccine has now been re-included into the immunisation programme. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Unless there are enough jabs to go around, health experts say that allowing people to choose their preferred vaccine in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme may lead to a snag in the rollout.

Malaysian Association of Public Health Physicians president Datuk Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar said there was no need to give people the option to choose their vaccine, unless there were specific health reasons to do so.

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