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10 Dec 2020 / 10:26 H.
KUALA LUMPUR: Father-of-four Hairi Zolhaini did not realise how crucial it was to have his children vaccinated against influenza until his eight-year-old son Qaleef Iman Rayyan fell ill in January this year.
Hairi, 37, who is a part-time event management worker, said he became worried when his son’s fever did not go away after a few days even though he had taken him to a clinic.
“I then took him to a hospital where a PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test was done on his nasal swab and the result showed he had influenza A,” he said.
Qaleef Iman Rayyan was immediately treated with the anti-viral drug Oseltamivir to prevent complications from setting in.