Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy for Booster Shots

Dr Mark Cheong, Pharmacist and Public Health Researcher

12-Jan-22 07:15

Addressing Vaccine Hesitancy for Booster Shots

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Malaysia's booster jab campaign has been running since October 2021, with a patchy take-up rate. Why do people seem to be more skeptical of the need for a vaccine booster? We discuss measures to increase the booster dose rate and improve public confidence with public health expert Dr. Mark Cheong. Image credit: Unsplash.com

Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: health policy, diseases and conditions

Tags: booster shots, vaccination, vaccine roll-out, vaccine hesitancy,

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