Sabah’s public healthcare department has said that all children five years old and below, regardless of citizenship status will be vaccinated.
The Sabah government launched the programme late last month following a report on Dec 8 that a three-month-old boy had been infected with polio. But last Jan 10, two new cases were reported. Many in the health industry have said problems would arise in tracing stateless children in Sabah, many of whom are members of nomadic tribes. Others are children of migrant workers and those born out of wedlock to foreigners and their local partners.
However, a large proportion of the population would still need to be immunised. To achieve herd immunity for polio, 80% to 85% of the population would have to be vaccinated. Malaysia currently administers the inactivated polio vaccine , which is injected, but is now contemplating supplementing it with the oral vaccine .
In an article published in a local newspaper, they said such a law should ensure basic health services such as vaccinations and post-natal care to undocumented non-citizens.
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