Teens step up to get vaccinated in Sarawak


A student and his mother being shown the syringe before the Covid-19 jab is administered at SJK Chung Hua Pending in Kuching. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: Covid-19 vaccination for 16 and 17-year-olds in Sarawak is proceeding smoothly into its third day with students feeling relieved to get their jabs.

Form Five student Ong Rui Yu said she had waited for a long time to get the vaccine and was happy to be given her first dose on Friday (Sept 10).

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