International Journal of Telemedicine and Digital Health
Covid-19 Vaccination Uptake Among Remote Communities In Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract
Maznieda Mahjom, Imanul Hassan Abdul Shukor, Masita Arip, Fitri Suraya Mohamad Hapni Joblie, Rohaida Ismail, Sahipudin Sarip, Mizanurfakhri Ghazali, Nurul Fadzilah, Zawani Zain and Dzarifah Hanis Md Sairi
A novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic outbreak started in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019 and subsequently spread globally with a 3.4% mortality rate of 87,137 confirmed cases as of March 1, 2020 and currently in February 16, 2024 it caused 0.9% mortality rate of 703,305,215 nationwide confirmed cases [1,2]. The coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, was named the disease by the World Health Organization (WHO) and poses a significant threat to public health, including Malaysia. The virus’s global spread was attributed to sustained human-to-human transmission, leading to exported cases worldwide and WHO announced it as a pandemic on March 11, 2020 [1,3,4].