‘Vaccination compulsory for all kids’

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Monday, 25 Feb 2019
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Reports by RAZAK AHMAD, VENESA DEVI, ZAKIAH KOYA, IVAN LOH, HANIS ZAINAL and LOH FOON FONG

PETALING JAYA: Doctors have called for all children in Malaysia to be first immunised against diphtheria and measles as a practical way of kickstarting a compulsory policy on vaccination as suggested by the Health Ministry.

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‘Vaccination compulsory for all kids’