ALTHOUGH the vaccination involving kids aged from five to 11 has started recently, several parents are still adopting a wait-and-see approach.
When interviewed by Buletin Mutiara, many of them noted the importance of vaccination and its benefits, but chose to monitor the situation.
One of them was Chong Wei Ney, who said that she wanted to monitor the circumstances first.
“I have a five-year-old child. As she is still young, I prefer to wait and see because of my own concern about the safety of the vaccine.
“I am not sure whether the vaccine will be too strong for children and whether it has any side effects.
“I hope more details can be furnished by the health authorities on this vaccination,” said Chong, who is an insurance agent.
Thomas Felix, 34, said it is normal for many parents to be worried about the effects of the vaccine.
“As parents, we give our unconditional love to them and we don’t want to take any risk by giving them something that we are not confident of as yet.
“I believe that more research should be done before it is administered to the children. Only then will parents have more confidence in letting their children get vaccinated,” she said.
Imran Hilmy Tawfik Hilmy, who is the Kelab Media Mutiara president said he was waiting for a vaccination appointment to be given to her five-year-old daughter.
“I have registered her for vaccination last month and I hope that she will get her slot soon.
“Whatever is being said, vaccination is still the key for now,” the journalist added.
Oong Ren Jie, who is a social media specialist, pointed out that vaccination was the only way forward for everyone.
“My wife and I will register our child when she turns five,” he said.
Story by Edmund Lee
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