A child about to receive a diphtheria vaccination. Johor health director Dr Selahuddeen Abd Aziz urges parents to ensure their children are vaccinated in accordance with the Health Ministry schedule. – EPA pic, March 4, 2019.
THREE children in Johor admited to hospital for diphtheria are now stable, said state health director Dr Selahuddeen Abd Aziz. He said no new cases were reported and the three victims, who were announced positive with diphtheria by Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, had contacts with the toddler who had died allegedly due to diphtheria.
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