Health DG: Booster shot needed to ensure optimum immunity


UALA LUMPUR: Covid-19 booster shots are needed after a certain time period to ensure fully vaccinated individuals’ immunity remains at an optimum level, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said there have been cases of waning immunity after receiving the primary doses within a certain period of time.

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