Say “Yes” to Vaccines, for Your Children’s Sake

By Lim Chee Han

September 2016 FEATURE
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Science and statistics have time and again shown that vaccination does prevent certain diseases. But why are so many parents still not listening?The recent outbreak of diphtheria, a vaccinepreventable disease, in June and July this year has worried the whole nation. As of July 27, the total number of diphtheria cases nationwide stood at 25 including five deaths1, with Kedah topping the list with eight cases and one death.The tragic news about 11-month-old baby, Muhammad Rushaidi Rizqi from Sungai Petani,...

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Lim Chee Han

received his PhD in Infection Biology from Hannover Medical School, Germany. He is currently a senior analyst in the economics section at Penang Institute.

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