ALOR SETAR (Bernama): Children have to provide a positive environment and as much information as possible on the effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines to help convince their parents to register for it.
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) School of Applied Psychology, Policy and Social Work Dean Assoc Prof Dr Abdul Razak Abd Manaf said parents should be informed of the benefits of the vaccine to convince them to go for the inoculation.
He said children could have a talk with their parents on the importance of the vaccination without making the latter feel they are being forced into getting the jabs. Tell them about other parents who had received the vaccination, how healthy they are, as testimonials for them to also get it (vaccine).
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ALOR SETAR: Children have to provide a positive environment and as much information as possible on the effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine to get parents to register for the vaccine injection.
Dean of the School of Applied Psychology, Policy and Social Work, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) Associate Professor Dr Abdul Razak Abd Manaf said parents should be informed of the benefits of the vaccine to convince them to go for the vaccination.
He said children could have a slow talk on the matter with their parents on the importance of the vaccination without making the latter feel that they are forced to do so.