Covid-19 cases in Malaysia would have doubled if not for vax programme


KUALA LUMPUR: There could have been more than 10 million Covid-19 cases in Malaysia – twice the current figure – if the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (PICK) was not implemented, says Lukanisman Awang Sauni.

The Deputy Health Minister said the number of hospital admissions and deaths from Covid-19 would also have doubled to 1.51 million and 67,000 respectively compared to the actual number of cases reported by the end of 2022.

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