S’wak first to give booster shots


Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin (left) visit Sarawak General Hospital, Field Hospital during his short working visit and a meeting on Sarawak's immunisation and pandemic management in Kuching Sarawak.— ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE/The Star

KUCHING: Sarawak will administer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots from next month, making it the first state in the country to do so, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

He said the ministry was drawing up clinical guidelines on administering the vaccine booster shots, with emphasis on the high-risk age group of 60 and above and those with severe comorbidities.

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