Data shows making AstraZeneca vaccine opt-in boosted confidence in NIP

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Public confidence in the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme (NIP) has been boosted after the government removed the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine and made it an opt-in choice for the public instead, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said, referring to data on the matter.He said that the voluntary programme was created due to "vaccine hesitancy" over the British-manufactured vaccine.  “The whole reason for having the opt-in for the AstraZeneca vaccine was due to vaccine hesitancy towards this particular brand of vaccine for Covid-19.“This was seen in 8,000 cancellations of the vaccination registrations in MySejahtera when we announced the use of AstraZeneca in the NIP.“The number of cancellations was rising and this resulted in the Special Committee on Covid-19 Vaccine Supply deciding that we should remove the AstraZeneca vaccine from …