Parents happy to be given a choice


Freedom to choose: Jean Liew, eight, is getting her Sinovac shot at a PPV that provides walk-in vaccination under PICkids. — CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Many parents say they prefer the CoronaVac vaccine from China’s Sinovac because it reportedly has milder side effects.

Lauding the government’s move to allow them to opt for CoronaVac from yesterday, parents met at the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (PICKids) venue at the Axiata Arena Integrated Vaccination Centre (PPV) in Bukit Jalil said it was safer.

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