Report: Anti-vaxxers forging jab forms for haj, umrah
File picture shows Muslim pilgrims arriving at Jeddah airport on August 26, 2017, prior to the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the holy city of Mecca. — AFP pic
The 43-year-old businessman said he was told the travel agency “caters” to haj pilgrims who did not want the immunisation jabs. The move to falsify the documents, and mingling in a densely populated area leaves them exposed to contracting infections such as meningitis, or even spreading diseases of their own.
The paper cited an unnamed senior official saying the government is aware of Malaysians who were dodging the compulsory vaccination for pilgrimages.
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