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Frontliners reminded to get the booster shot

Jan 22, 2022

The government has reminded frontliners, especially medical workers, to get their COVID-19 booster shots.

The Health Ministry says it’s a precaution against a possible spike in new cases which could overwhelm the country’s healthcare system.

Meanwhile, its Director General says booster jabs are needed after a certain period to ensure recipients’ immunity remains at an optimum level.

He says studies by the Institute of Clinical Research in Malaysia have found that immunity among Sinovac recipients dropped by 40% three to five months after receiving the second dose.

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Over 40% percent adults now boosted

Almost 62 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been given out nationwide.

Meanwhile, close to 10.4 million booster shots have already been administered to recipients.

This accounts for around 44% of adults throughout the country.

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16 more COVID-19 deaths

16 more patients have succumbed to the coronavirus, two of which were classified as brought-in-dead cases.

Selangor reported the most deaths at 4, followed by Sabah, and Negeri Sembilan.

Meanwhile, there were over 2,800 recoveries yesterday.