KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 21 -- Malaysia will adopt the World Health Organisation's (WHO) recommendations for the country's eventual Covid-19 vaccine rollout, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said.

He was responding to Malay Mail's question on whether a Covid-19 vaccine will be made mandatory once readily available.

"The vaccine will be given according to recommendations made by WHO, " Dr Adham said when contacted.

However, Dr Adham said that the government has not yet decided if it would make vaccinations - for Covid-19 or other diseases - mandatory.

Malaysia has seen a growing anti-vaccination movement that has led to the re-emergence of diseases previously thought eradicated here, such as polio.

"On mandatory vaccination, a ...