Booster shot has fighting chance


Tight procedures: Auxiliary policemen guiding transit passengers at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: Ensuring those in the high-risk groups are fully vaccinated with the booster dose can help prevent severe complications and ease the healthcare system even if there is a community transmission of the Omicron variant, say public health experts.

Universiti Malaya Department of Social and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming said Omicron transmission could be controlled if the Health Ministry conducts genome sequencing on all imported cases and quickly screens for close contacts.

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