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least two recipients have said in recent days that they were
given less than the required amount, posting videos on social
media of the jab being administered to support their claim.
The health ministry did not say whether the recipients of the
vaccines were under-dosed, but said it took serious note of the
allegations and announced new rules for medical personnel
administering the jab.
The injector should show the syringe filled with the right
amount of vaccine to the recipient before the jab and the
emptied one after, the ministry said.
About 2 million people in Malaysia have received at least one
dose of a COVID-19 vaccine so far. The government is aiming to
achieve herd immunity among the country's 32 million people by
the end of the year.
Critics have said the inoculation programme is slow.
The allegations of under-dosing come as Malaysia fights a spike
in COVID-19 infections that has seen restrictions tightened and
new records set for infections and death numbers.
It reported 6,509 cases on Monday, close to a record-high toll
of 6,976 reported the previous day, and 61 new deaths - the
highest number of fatalities in a day. It has recorded 518,600
coronavirus cases overall.
(Reporting by A. Ananthalakshmi and Rozanna Latiff; Editing by
Martin Petty)
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