The right vaccine information is key


Informed choice: With the different types of Covid-19 vaccine available, it is important that the public have access to verified resources which can deliver simple and correct information about them. — AFP

WIDESPREAD acceptance and understanding of vaccines is necessary to combat Covid-19 because the purpose of vaccination is not only to protect an individual, but rather a whole population for a long-term period.

Vaccination is the safest and most effective approach to contain viral infections while offering promising protection within a community, says Dr Leow Chiuan Yee, a senior lecturer specialising in vaccinology and immunology at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)’s School of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

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