Govt s policy hinders vaccine access to marginalised groups - Human Rights Watch
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While Malaysia has urged the World Bank to be a strong voice for global vaccine equity, the nation s policies are deterring undocumented migrant workers, refugees and stateless people from receiving their fair shot at the Covid-19 vaccines, said Human Rights Watch (HRW).
The US-based human rights group said Putrajaya should make a firm commitment to ensure marginalised communities are able to access vaccination.
HRW said the government s raids on undocumented migrants are undermining its repeated international calls for vaccine equity among.
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While Malaysia hopes to achieve herd immunity against Covid-19 by February 2022, there remains hesitancy to receiving the vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
In the last few months, there has been a rise in those registering for the vaccine, with recent figures at the time of writing indicating that approximately one-third of the population have done so.
However, revised estimates have indicated that herd immunity will only be achieved when 70-85% of the population are fully vaccinated.
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