Health Ministry administering polio vaccine to all kids five and under in Sabah | Malay Mail

Friday, 20 Dec 2019 01:19 PM MYTDeputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye speaks to reporters after officiating the Antimicrobial Conference and Workshop at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang December 20, 2019. ― Picture by Sayuti Zainudin

“We decided to use OPV for this mass vaccination as it is cheaper and easier to administer but it will take time to obtain the vaccines as it is not something that you order and get immediately,” he said during a press conference after opening an antimicrobial resistance seminar at Universiti Sains Malaysia here.

He stressed that the government was already on high alert when Philippines reported a polio epidemic three months ago. “On the one hand, they are not Malaysian citizens and on the other, they pose health risks to Malaysians,” he said.

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