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Getting Ready For The Endemic Phase Of Covid-19

Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy

09-Feb-22 07:15

Getting Ready For The Endemic Phase Of Covid-19

The National Recovery Council (NRC) announced plans to reopen borders to fully vaccinated travellers without mandatory quarantine on 1 March, subject to Cabinet approval. Meanwhile the Ministry of Health introduced measures to increase the take-up of booster shots to safeguard the healthcare system in the face of the Omicron wave. We discuss whether Malaysia is ready to enter the endemic phase with Azrul Mohd Khalib of the Galen Center. Image credit: Unsplash.com

Produced by: Moh Heng Ying

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar, Tan Chen Li


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