25-Feb-21 14:00

Dr Khoo Yoong Khean, Managing Editor, Malaysian Medical Gazette | Dr Nur Hidayati Mohd Sharif, Nephrology and Internal Medicine Specialist, UiTM Sg Buloh

You might have come across a recent viral video of a doctor claiming that he wouldn’t take the COVID-19 vaccine because of its side effects - and that video has since been criticised by other healthcare workers for misleading the public. But with frontline healthcare workers being prioritised in our National COVID-19 Immunisation Programme, what are the dangers when healthcare workers themselves are hesitant about the vaccine, or don’t want to take it?

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