TAWAU, March 7 — Sabahans have been urged to immediately get the Covid-19 booster dose before the reopening of the country’s borders due to fears of exposure to Covid-19 with the arrival of people from the Philippines and Indonesia, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.“ the areas bordering Sabah are a long way from their capital cities, our assumption is that the vaccination rate among people in the Southern Philippines and Kalimantan is low.
In the meantime, he said various efforts have been implemented to ensure senior citizens aged 60 and above in the country could get the booster jabs including carrying out opportunistic immunisation of which the elderly who are admitted to hospitals would be assessed and administered the Covid-19 vaccine before they are allowed to return home.
“Parents refused to give permission even though the programme is brought to schools, on the day of vaccination they didn’t turn up, so I appeal to parents to allow their children to take the vaccination because I see so many children admitted to hospitals due to Covid-19,” he said.
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