Dose of knowledge: Members of the public listening to a public forum on immunisation in Ipoh.
IPOH: The Perak Health Department will take legal action against parents if their unvaccinated children contract preventable illnesses.
Its director Datuk Dr Juita Ghazalie said this option will be exercised in the wake of several child deaths from diphtheria, as well as the increase in cases of pertussis, measles and several other communicable diseases.
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