Orang Asli village heads urged to get vaccinated to inspire the community to sign up


SEREMBAN: Orang Asli village heads or Tok Batin have been urged to become role models by taking the Covid-19 vaccine, as only 10.5% of the community in Negri Sembilan have agreed to be inoculated.

State health committee chairman S. Veerapan said as of Sunday (June 13), only 857 of the eligible 8, 167 Orang Asli in the state have registered for the vaccine.

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