It's ironic that as scientific evidence on climate change and vaccines have become more compelling, public opinion on social media appears more divided.
Covid increased vaccine hesitancy. With immunisation crucial to protect against the impacts of climate change, the test is how to restore vaccine confidence.
“You have to demonstrate to people that you're willing to go toe to toe, tell them what the science is, what the facts are, and pretty much let the naysayers, the anti-vaxxers, embarrass themselves.”
Health DG Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says 2,400 unvaccinated government health care workers -- who are either vaccine-hesitant or can’t get Covid-19 jabs on medical grounds -- comprise doctors, nurses, and medical assistants.
The Malaysian vaccine-hesitant movement uses more sophisticated and nuanced arguments now that appear reasonable on the surface, but are designed to plant doubt about Covid-19 vaccination.
According to a vaccine attitude study on young adults in the Klang Valley, respondents want localised data on Covid-19 vaccine efficacy and official reports of vaccine side effects.
Partially vaccinated people visiting PPVs for their second jab face "virtually zero risk" of contracting Covid-19 by practising SOPs, compared to PPV staff.