Benefits of vaccination for adolescents outweigh risks, parents told


Teens accompanied by their parents waiting to be vaccinated at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil Sept 25. - SS KANESAN/The Star

BAGAN SERAI (Bernama): Parents have been told not to worry about the side effects of vaccines given to teenagers aged between 12 and 17 in this country under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Adolescents.

Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali said the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine administered to adolescents has not produced any serious side effects so far.

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