Masking up in schools: Why are some Malaysians debating about it
Singapore's stance, however, is that it might sanction targeted masking.Malaysia has dropped the mandatory mask use in schools since September 2022. , Ilyani Shari finds herself thinking about how she will get her school-going son to mask up again.
The Malaysian Medical Association , however, believes such a move is unnecessary and believes it is more important for students to wash or sanitise their hands. Deaths caused by COVID-19, meanwhile, have also risen by 25 per cent, with public hospitals reporting current occupancy rates of 70.3 per cent, compared with 50 per cent on 22 April.
" the current boosters being used in Malaysia appear to be monovalent, which is not as good as bivalent boosters," he said, citing a study by the New England Journal of Medicine. "For the future, however, we really should be thinking of pan-coronavirus vaccines , intra-nasal vaccines and vaccines which are specifically designed to induce cellular immunity," he adds.Dr M. Murallitharan, medical director of the National Cancer Society, meanwhile, believes masking up again will be challenging, especially given how society currently views COVID-19.
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