COMMENT | The Health Ministry survey in December 2020 showed that 16 percent of Malaysian adults refused the Covid-19 vaccines whilst 17 percent were hesitant.

Up until March 23, 2022, 97.5 percent of our adult population above 18 years old have had two doses and 66 percent have been boosted. And 91.5 percent of our adolescents have been inoculated with two mRNA vaccine doses. We have undoubtedly reassured and convinced many of the vaccine sceptics.

More critically, this transformation of the Malaysian vaccine psyche has conferred the country a very powerful immunity wall to face the threat of the super transmissible Omicron BA.2 sub-variant, which now makes up 27 percent (and climbing) of the emerging variants.

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