IPOH: The Health Ministry’s pneumococcal vaccination programme will begin in June, says Dr Lee Boon Chye.
Dr Lee said once they received the vaccination, it would be distributed to all government health clinics and hospitals.“People are asking about babies born before that. For that, the ministry has no budget, and thus we are not able to provide them with the vaccination, ” he told reporters after visiting the Gunung Rapat Health Clinic here on Friday .Pneumococcal vaccination protects against pneumococcal infections such as pneumonia, meningitis, bacteraemia and otitis media .
He said with just RM1 registration fee, smokers wanting to quit the habit would get not only proper consultation from experts, but are also provided with medication.
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