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KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The government is closely monitoring the activities of a group that is spreading false propaganda about a Covid-19 vaccine to prevent them from influencing public perception, says Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Ahmad Amzad Hashim .
He said the ministry, in cooperation with the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia (KKMM), was studying the need to create certain laws to curb its influence.
“The government had previously established a Special Committee on Guarantee of Access to the Supply of Covid-19 Vaccines and a sub-committee on communications to draft a strategic communication plan to present accurate facts and information about Covid-19 to the people.
“The committee also identified the various categories of people’s level of confidence in the Covid-19 vaccine, including that of the anti-vaccine minority group, as it is very difficult to change their perception,” he told Dewan Negara on Wednesday (16 de December). ).
He was responding to a question from Senator Muhammad Zahid Md Arip about the government’s actions to address anti-vaccine propaganda and steps taken to educate the public about the importance of taking the Covid-19 vaccine.
The second category, he said, constitutes the largest group in the country, made up of people who believe in the importance of the vaccine and are not easily swayed by anti-vaccine propaganda.
The third category, the “vacillating group of vaccines,” comprises people who have doubts about the vaccine but do not reject it either.
Ahmad Amzad said that this was the group that could easily be swayed when exposed to messages and propaganda spread by the anti-vaccine group.
As such, the government is actively implementing proactive communication strategies, through various platforms and media, to provide a clear explanation to the population about the importance of taking the Covid-19 vaccine, which the country hopes to obtain for the first quarter of next year.
“To ensure that the message is spread comprehensively, the communication plan being drafted will also involve various community groups, such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs), religious people, community leaders and the private sector,” he said.
He said this included Malaysia’s Islamic Development Department (Jakim) to provide information on the vaccine from an Islamic point of view, including its halal status, which is the main concern of Muslims in the country. – Bernama
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