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Sceptical parents delay kids’ Covid jab appointments

Seth AkmalNazir Sufari3 years ago4th Feb 2022Pictures
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A child looks at the needle during PicKids programme at the World Trade Centre vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says jabs for children in the age group are on a voluntary basis. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, February 4, 2022.
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MANY parents are still sceptical about vaccinating their children against Covid-19 and have opted to postpone the vaccination dates, as the government started vaccinating children between the ages of five and 12 from yesterday.

Parents told The Malaysian Insight their decision does not mean they are against the Covid-19 vaccine, but are only concerned of its side effects on their children.

The Health Ministry yesterday launched the vaccination programme for children in the age group under the national Covid-19 immunisation programme (PicKids).

Parents can now visit vaccination centres across the country to have their children inoculated. – Febuary 4, 2022.

A child looks at the needle during PicKids programme at the World Trade Centre vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says jabs for children in the age group are on a voluntary basis. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, February 4, 2022.
A child looks at the needle during PicKids programme at the World Trade Centre vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says jabs for children in the age group are on a voluntary basis. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, February 4, 2022.
A child waits outside a room after receiving a dose of a Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, February 4, 2022.
A child waits outside a room after receiving a dose of a Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, February 4, 2022.
Children wait before getting a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, February 4, 2022.
Children wait before getting a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, February 4, 2022.
A mother registers her sons for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, February 4, 2022.
A mother registers her sons for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Seth Akmal, February 4, 2022.
A nurse holds a child as he reacts during the first day of PicKids programme at Hospital Tun Azizah in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, February 4, 2022.
A nurse holds a child as he reacts during the first day of PicKids programme at Hospital Tun Azizah in Kuala Lumpur. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, February 4, 2022.
A child reacts after getting a vaccine shot at the World Trade Centre vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says jabs for children in the age group are on a voluntary basis. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, February 4, 2022.
A child reacts after getting a vaccine shot at the World Trade Centre vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur. Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin says jabs for children in the age group are on a voluntary basis. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, February 4, 2022.
A child hugs her father after getting vaccinated against Covid-19 at the World Trade Centre vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, February 4, 2022.
A child hugs her father after getting vaccinated against Covid-19 at the World Trade Centre vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, February 4, 2022.
A medical officer tries to console a child before the vaccination at the World Trade Centre vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, February 4, 2022.
A medical officer tries to console a child before the vaccination at the World Trade Centre vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, February 4, 2022.
A medical officer tries to console a child before the vaccination at the World Trade Centre vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, February 4, 2022.
A medical officer tries to console a child before the vaccination at the World Trade Centre vaccination centre in Kuala Lumpur. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, February 4, 2022.
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