KKM just announced that those who refuse their booster dose will not lose their fully-vaccinated privileges, only their status.
Status Changes For Those Who Refuse Booster Dose
Starting 1 April 2022, individuals in the two groups who do not get their booster dose will lose their fully-vaccinated status.
- 60 years and older who were fully-vaccinated with any COVID-19 vaccine
- 18 years and older who were fully-vaccinated with the Sinovac or Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine
Read more : COVID-19 Vaccination Status Changes On 1 April 2022!
For your convenience, here is a table summarising the COVID-19 vaccination status changes that will kick in on 1 April 2022 :
| Vaccination Status | Pre-Departure | On Arrival | Additional Test or Quarantine |
| Child (< 7 Years Old) | No Test Required | No Test No Quarantine |
|
| Boosted (≥18 Years) | PCR test within 2 days |
Professional RTK-Ag within 24 hours |
|
| Fully Vaccinated | |||
| Fully Vaccinated + Post-COVID-19 (11-60 Days) |
Professional RTK-Ag within 2 days or FTT letter * if hospitalised |
||
| Children / Teenagers (7-17 Years) |
PCR test within 2 days |
||
| Not Vaccinated with Medical Exemption |
|||
| Partially Vaccinated or Unvaccinated |
Day 4 PCR or Day 5 RTK 5-Day Quarantine |
||
| Partially Vaccinated or Unvaccinated + Post-COVID-19 (11-60 Days) |
Professional RTK-Ag within 2 days or FTT letter * if hospitalised |
||
* FTT = Fit To Travel
KKM : Those Who Refuse Booster Will Not Lose Privileges
On 30 March 2021, the Malaysia Ministry of Health (KKM) announced that those who refuse their booster dose will not lose their fully-vaccinated privileges, only their status.
For these individuals – people in the two groups above who refuse to get their booster dose – they will lose the Fully Vaccinated status in MySejahtera, but will be treated like Fully Vaccinated individuals.
- you will be able to dine-in like Fully Vaccinated individuals
- you will be able to go shopping like Fully Vaccinated individuals
- you will be able to go to work like Fully Vaccinated individuals
To comply with this, premise owners are being asked to verify that you are a Partially Vaccinated individual who has received the full primary series vaccine :
- For 2-dose vaccines (Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Sinovac) : individuals must have exceeded 14 days from their second dose
- For 1-dose vaccines (Johnson & Johnson, CanSino) : individuals must have exceeded 14 days from their vaccination
Overseas travellers entering Malaysia, however, must be fully-vaccinated with both the primary series vaccine and a booster dose to be allowed to enter these public premises.
My Opinion : Those Who Refuse Booster Dose Should Lose Privileges
This is a really confusing move. If you are in the two vulnerable groups, and refuse your booster dose :
- you will lose your fully-vaccinated status, but not your privileges.
- your MySejahtera will say Partially Vaccinated, but you will be treated like Fully Vaccinated.
So it begs the question – what’s the use of labelling them as Partially Vaccinated, if it makes no practical difference?
Even more perplexing – KKM requires overseas travellers to be boosted, but not vulnerable citizens. This makes it extremely difficult and confusing for premise owners to vet.
This is a table I came up with to summarise what KKM just announced about who should be allowed into public premises :
| MySejahtera Status |
Overseas Traveller |
Malaysian Resident |
| Boosted | Allowed | |
| Fully Vaccinated | Not Allowed | Allowed |
| Partially Vaccinated (No Booster) |
Not Allowed | Allowed |
| Partially Vaccinated (1 Dose of 2 Dose Vaccine) |
Not Allowed | Not Allowed |
| Unvaccinated | Not Allowed | |
I have a feeling it’s going to cause considerable confusion amongst business owners and the public alike.
KKM ended their press statement, calling for these vulnerable groups to get their booster dose. I seriously doubt they will be taken seriously after telling them it makes no real difference.
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