{"id":8531,"date":"2021-03-07T18:36:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T10:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=8531"},"modified":"2021-03-07T18:36:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-07T10:36:17","slug":"dr-m-gives-thumbs-up-after-taking-covid-19-vaccine-jab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=8531","title":{"rendered":"Dr M gives thumbs up after taking COVID-19 vaccine jab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LANGKAWI, March 7 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his wife\u00a0Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali received their first COVID-19 vaccine jab here today, and the\u00a0former prime minister immediately urged\u00a0the people to sign up for the immunization program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Mahathir, 95, was administered the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by Kuah Health Clinic matron Rosmini Che Lah while Dr Siti Hasmah was given her jab by the clinic\u2019s head nurse Siti Hamizah Masdar at the Vaccine Dispensing Centre at the Langkawi Sports Complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Mahathir said he did not feel any side effects after being vaccinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI did not feel anything at all and the injection was over in less than a minute. I did not feel any headache, and I hope all Malaysians will get vaccinated in order for us to fight COVID-19. This vaccine will give us protection,\u201d he told reporters after receiving the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u00a0said the people should not have any doubt about the vaccination as the vaccine has been proven safe and effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI heard some people lack confidence in the vaccine and believe that it can cause other diseases; That\u2019s totally not true. In the U.S. more than 20 million people have been vaccinated \u2026 we have not heard of people facing problems after getting their jabs. Even the elderly could be comfortably administered the vaccine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis vaccine has been tested and found effective. I feel protected from COVID-19 after getting the jab; I will feel at ease going to any place,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Mahathir said the people should quickly sign up for the vaccination to help the government speed up the immunisation process to curb the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Langkawi District Health Officer Dr Mansor Ismail said Dr Mahathir and Dr Siti Hasmah were examined by their personal doctors before going for their jabs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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