KLANG - Just because the Omicron variant of Covid-19 is milder and less deadly does not mean people should try to contract the coronavirus to supposedly achieve herd immunity or refuse the vaccine, said Malaysian Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin."We don't know how the effects of the virus will be on a patient, whether he is vaccinated or not, or how the 'long Covid' syndrome is going to be.
"We know Omicron is milder, thank God, but it doesn't mean we should go out there and get infected," he said after opening the national level GO-NGO Model KK 2.0 programme to end HIV infections at the Pandamaran health clinic on Sunday . When asked, Mr Khairy reiterated that it has been scientifically proven that any Covid-19 infection would increase one's immunity.
"The ministry's message is simple, you do not want to catch Covid-19. Regardless of what variant it is. Don't catch the virus intentionally," he added.
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