Health DG: Vaccinate kids to protect them from MIS-C, a severe disease linked to Covid-19

PETALING JAYA: Children should be vaccinated to protect them from Covid-19 and other serious diseases linked to it, says Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

“The Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome Covid-19 (MIS-C) Malaysia Study Group found that a total of 174 cases were identified in Malaysia and 57% of the total cases were among children aged 5-11 years,” Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah posted on his Twitter account @DGHisham on Saturday (Feb 19).