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Those with medical reasons can apply for vaccine exemption cert

Oct 04, 2021

The Health Minister says those who are unable to take the COVID-19 vaccine due to medical reasons, can apply for an exemption certificate on MySejahtera.

Khairy Jamaluddin says they can do so at their nearest district health office.

He adds that their medical condition must be verified by health professionals.

On another note, Khairy says authorities will continue to monitor the spread of new variants in the country.

So far, Malaysia has not detected any cases linked to the Mu and Lambda variants.

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New COVID-19 cases below 5-figures again

New COVID-19 cases in the country dropped again, to 8,075 today.

It’s the second day in a row that daily infections fell below five figures.

The Health Ministry says Sarawak and Kelantan were the only states with over 1,000 cases each.

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Perak police record statements over fake COVID vaccine student deaths

Police in Perak have recorded the statements of several individuals, over the recent viral news alleging that two school students died due to the COVID-19 vaccine.

Cops say among those who were called up include people seen in a viral video, the school's principal, and health officials.

The Health Ministry had earlier debunked the fake allegations.

It said students died before Perak kicked off its immunization program for teenagers.