Parents are now seen as being more open to allowing their children to be vaccinated after the government gave the choice of using the Comirnaty (Pfizer) or CoronaVac (Sinovac) vaccine.

Mawar Medical Centre paediatrician Dr Mohd Zaqrul Razmal Mohd Podzi said the government’s move to allow dispensing the Sinovac vaccine under the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme for Children (NIPKids) is a proactive move apart from giving a choice to parents.