AMONG the headlines for Thursday, December 2, 2021, the government does not plan to make booster doses a compulsory requirement for now, to complete dosage of COVID-19 vaccines for Malaysians.

The Dewan Rakyat was informed today by the Deputy Health Minister II Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang, that similar to the first and second dose jabs, getting the booster dose was a voluntary decision.

Also, floods and landslides resulting from heavy rains over the past several days in central Vietnam have left at least 18 people missing, some feared dead, with houses destroyed and roads damaged, authorities said.



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