Anwar Ibrahim urges Malaysians to get boosted, as there are 5-6 million Covid vaccine doses left. This is only enough to increase first booster coverage to 65-68% of the population.
Four local XBB cases have been detected in Malaysia as Covid infections begin increasing; MOH recommends that those aged 18 and older get a second Covid booster shot six months after the first. Pfizer’s bivalent vaccine is expected to arrive in November.
Get your booster as evidence has shown that it reduces the severity of Covid-19, as well as reducing the risk of hospitalisation if one does get infected.
The Covid-19 booster vaccination programme saw 98 AEFI reports per million doses as of April 8, lower than the overall vaccination programme’s rate of 377 reports per million doses.
If you received an appointment for a fourth Covid vaccine dose for yourself or a booster appointment for your teenage kid, please cancel it; don’t turn up at the PPV.