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KUALA LUMPUR: The well-being of Malaysians in general is under threat from the growing numbers of urban and educated people savvy in the use of social media to oppose compulsory vaccinations for children, says a healthcare expert.
Azrul Mohd Khalib, chief executive of Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy, said the anti-vaccination campaign has become more severe, with campaigners making sophisticated use of chat apps such as Whatsapp and Facebook to spread their insidious message.
“The problem right now is their ability to campaign and push their message of not vaccinating their children. It is actually damaging the country’s well-being as a whole,” he said.
The groups, commonly referred to as anti-vaxxers, often criticise the halal status of vaccines and its alleged link to learning disabilities such as autism, among others.
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