Should Vaccination Be Made Compulsory?

25 Feb 2019 · 4 mins listen

The anti-vaccination movement is gaining momentum and to combat it, the government is considering making immunisation vaccination mandatory. Over the weekend, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said the Health Ministry will consider a proposal to make immunisation vaccination compulsory. We speak to Azrul Khalid from the Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy for his thoughts.

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Joyce Goh and Sharidz Abdullah

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vaccine, government policy, ministry of health

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