Shamsudin labelled Maszlee’s comments about vaccinations and access to education as 'perplexing'. — Reuters pic
“Then they decide. My point is that the principle of parents’ rights must not be infringed,” he said. National newswire Bernama quoted Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail as saying last Friday that the government was studying a proposal to only allow vaccinated children to enroll into school, due to a rise in preventable diseases like measles and diphtheria and a fall in vaccination rates.
“Yes, we should made vaccination mandatory for parents to vaccinate their kids. But children cannot be denied education due to the failure of their parents to do so because of the myth or religious beliefs,” Mak told“Heavy punishment should be meted out like a jail sentence. But before this, efforts must be made to educate parents of the benefits and need to get their kids vaccinated and the punishment for failing to do so.