Health Ministry: Malaysia transitioning to six-series vaccinations for children

By JUSTIN ZACK

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry will transition to a six-series vaccine schedule for children, says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The Health director-general said that the combination vaccine (hexavalent DTaP-IPV-HepB-Hib), now covers six diseases, namely diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus Influenzae Type B.

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