Health DG: Boosters won't control Delta variant, targeting the unvaccinated will

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The vaccination rate must be hiked before booster shots are given, he says.

Individuals who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 may now be discussing the prospect of getting a third booster shot but Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham said the priority should be on the unvaccinated.

"Administering booster doses to the fully-vaccinated will not help control the spread of the Delta variant...

 

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U have to not let the vax levels drop! If KV reducing, then where is the surge elsewhere? Especially industrial areas. Hotspots nd to b prioritised as it spreads from there. Johor, penang, south Kedah. ASAP. We shld b trying to maintain 500k a day.

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