Healthcare workers in Malaysia infected after Covid-19 vaccination reported less severe symptoms, SE Asia News & Top Stories – The Straits Times

PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – Healthcare workers in Malaysia who were infected with Covid-19 after being vaccinated reported less severe symptoms, said health director-general Noor Hisham Abdullah, even as he cautioned that people who have been vaccinated can still get infected. “It is clear that we still can be infected after the completion of vaccination but perhaps less in severity,” he said. He added that 40 healthcare workers have been infected with Covid-19 despite being fully vaccinated. Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham said that nine cases were infected more than two weeks after the second dose and 31…