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Booster shots reserved for those in high-risk group

Sep 21, 2021

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The Covid-19 booster shots are not for healthy individuals.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says instead, the third dose will be reserved for frontliners, the elderly and those with comorbidities.

This, following the government’s decision to give booster shots to those in the high-risk group once the mass immunization coverage has reached 80 percent of the adult population.

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The public has been urged to be careful when using hand sanitizers.

The Malaysian Medical Association says improper use can be ineffective or even harmful.

It explained that for a start… consumers need to make sure the sanitizers are registered with the authorities and safe for use.

The MMA also says you shouldn’t use too much sanitizer or spray it all over your body…as this can be harmful to the skin, or cause problems when inhaled.

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The government has once again been urged not to appeal the High Court’s ruling, in favour of granting citizenship to children born abroad to Malaysian mothers.

The latest to make that call is Padang Renggas MP Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz, who says doing so would be a form of discrimination not just against the mother, but the innocent child:

Nazi adds that appealing the High Court decision would also go against the concept of the Malaysian Family.