Hannah Yeoh points out that unvaccinated children could spread diseases to others.
Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Hannah Yeoh said parents and anti-vaccine groups should not wait for a death to occur before allowing their children to be vaccinated.
"Vaccine intake is certainly the parents' decision, but it should be remembered, when death occurs this is a strong case, so do not wait for more death cases," she toldYeoh said this after delivering her keynote address at the Diversity and Inclusion In The Workplace 3: Raising The Bar programme, organised by the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce Berhad which was also attended by its executive director, Jennifer Lopez.
The children, including three girls under the age of four, were diagnosed positive after 52 individuals were screened by the State Health Department.who died, believed to be due to diphtheria last Tuesday.
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