Nudge in the right direction: Datuk Dr Murugesu Raju, a coordinating medical officer at the newly set-up Mitec mega vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur, talking to Natasha Ishak (centre) and her grandmother Joriah Tuah. Initiatives by the authorities to engage with vulnerable groups have contributed to reducing vaccine hesitancy. — GLENN GUAN/The Star
PETALING JAYA: It’s the other set of figures you want to see going down and in that, Malaysia is on the right track with vaccine hesitancy gradually declining as the country’s Covid-19 inoculation programme moves into high gear.
More people are stepping forward to get the jab even as a greater number of mobile vaccination units are being deployed in the community.
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