Khairy: Sabah to start vaccinating adolescents at end October once adult herd immunity achieved


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is expected to start vaccinating its adolescents around the end of October once the adult herd immunity target is reached, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (pic).

After co-chairing the state-level Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force (CITF) meeting with Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor on Monday (Sept 6), he said the Federal Government is committed to sending Sabah 2.89 million Covid-19 vaccine doses this month.

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