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COVID-19 vaccines: Anti-vaxxers and Inefficient Policies

The rapid and successful development of COVID-19 vaccines has offered enormous hope in ending the pandemic once and for all. This article puts forth a discussion on the potential obstacles (anti-vaxxers and inefficient policies) that might obstruct the effectiveness of the mass vaccination effort in Malaysia.

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The Mental Health Crisis: Did Budget 2021 go far enough?

COVID-19 is a health crisis, while it is recognised that it affects a patient’s physical health, do you know that it can have an adverse impact on your mental wellbeing as well? How will the government diversify its resources to combat the rise of mental health issues in the country when COVID cases are persistently high?

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epa08776758 Firemen pray before sanitizing a building in Shah Alam, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27 October 2020. Malaysia has set its highest single-day record of COVID-19 cases on October 27, with 1,240 people who tested positive for coronavirus. EPA-EFE/AHMAD YUSNI

Budget 2021: Our nation’s success or a healthcare sacrifice?

As the worst of the pandemic (hopefully) draws to an end, our country begins preparing for the year ahead. Budget 2021 sees prioritization in Covid-19 recovery at the financial cost of population healthcare. We may be winning the battle, but will we lose the war?

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