June registration deadline likely

Kota Kinabalu: The government is considering a deadline on registering for the Covid-19 vaccine in order to achieve its target of 80 per cent herd immunisation.

Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said registration through the MySejahtera app is only about six million so far, relatively low compared to Malaysia’s current population of over 20 million people, excluding foreigners who are eligible for the immunisation programme.

 

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