Covid-19: No compulsion to take second booster shot, says Khairy


KUALA LUMPUR: High-risk senior citizens will not be forced to take a second booster shot, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

He said that these individuals would be given a choice whether or not to take the additional protection against severe Covid-19 symptoms.

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