Foreign workers not forced to get boosters


THE Health Ministry is not forcing employers to get the Covid-19 booster shots for foreign workers they bring into the country, says Dr Zaliha Mustafa.

“We encourage anyone, local or foreign workers, to get the booster shots. It is up to the other agencies whether they want to come out with policies apart from our ministry’s policies,” the Health Minister said in reply to a supplementary question by Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (Muda-Muar).

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