A vaccine booster is an extra dose of a vaccine given to maintain or augment the protection provided by the original dose or doses.- ST
PETALING JAYA: Even the young with chronic diseases, transplant patients and those undergoing chemotherapy for active cancer should be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccine booster shots, say health experts.
Cardiologist and Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society exco member Dr Wong Teck Wee said while the targeted groups for the booster shots were good, the government should consider anyone with a chronic disease, regardless of their age.
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