Published in The Sun, 22nd Feb. 2021
Amidst the rush to get ourselves vaccinated against the
corona virus, many are wondering why is it that we the taxpayers are denied the
right to choose the type of vaccine we prefer. Is it not a tenet of democracy
that we should have this right of choice? Maybe both the legal experts and the
medical professionals can weigh in with their views and enlighten the public?
We heard that in some countries, Republic of Serbia for one, people there
actually have a choice of which vaccine they prefer to be inoculated with.
Perhaps this is also an opportune time for the Malaysian
government to carry out a survey to find out which vaccine is preferred by the
rakyat of Malaysia. This can be easily incorporated into the registration
process, whether in MySejahtera or other platforms. We also believe that this
whole exercise of vaccination should be carried out with absolute transparency,
making public details such as the distribution of the different vaccines by
phases, and by states in the country. In this context, needless to say, we are
particularly interested to know what kind of vaccine all the ministers -- especially those who were involved in vaccine
procurement -- will be receiving, for the sake of accountability, if nothing
else. Last but not least, as recipients of the vaccine, we would like to know
if the authority will inform us about which vaccine we are receiving, before we
turn up for the vaccination.
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