Goal to achieve herd immunity by December will be dampened if M'sians become picky in choosing vaccines, say health experts


PETALING JAYA: The country's goal to achieve Covid-19 herd immunity by December will be dampened if Malaysians become picky in choosing what vaccines they want, say health experts.

Universiti Malaya Department of Social and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine's Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming said the vaccination process response rate will be reduced if people start to choose what vaccine brands they want.

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