INTERACTIVE: How to boost vaccinations in Malaysia's six target states


A 101-year-old man Che Ismail Che Tahir (left) getting his Covid-19 vaccine dose at the Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin vaccination centre in Kuala Nerus, Terengganu. Bernama photo.

PETALING JAYA: The problem of vaccine accessibility needs to be addressed to boost Covid-19 inoculations in the six states of Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Perak, Terengganu and Sabah, say health experts.

Universiti Sains Malaysia virologist Assoc Prof Dr Yahya Mat Arip said it was important to get enough vaccines quickly, even to the remote locations in these states.

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