Open AccessThe Feasibility of Mandatory Vaccination Program Under the Malaysian Legal Framework for Education Sector
Author(s) -
Hariz Sufi Bin Zahari,
Sharifah Nur Asmaa' Binti Syed Azman,
Zuhaira Nadiah binti Zulkipli,
Ahmad Ridhwan Bin Abd Rani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
malaysian journal of social sciences and humanities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2504-8562
DOI - 10.47405/mjssh.v6i10.1081
Subject(s) - vaccination , government (linguistics) , globe , argument (complex analysis) , pandemic , political science , public relations , newspaper , covid-19 , business , medicine , law , disease , virology , philosophy , linguistics , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , ophthalmology
The spread of the COVID-19 virus has been halted partially due to the vaccination program around the globe. However, such initiation has been actively under attack by a portion of society that believes vaccination is not the way out of the pandemic. A similar notion of anti-vaccine has slipped through Malaysia, particularly in the education sector, as they refuse to be vaccinated. This has been contributed by the lack of legal provision that regulates vaccination in Malaysia. Based on the literature and scientific data on the effectiveness of vaccination programs in curbing the spread of COVID-19, this paper aimed to weigh the legal argument on the possibility of imposing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in Malaysia’s education sector to eradicate this deadly disease virus permanently. This paper embarked on a comparative, doctrinal analysis methodology where secondary data were collected and analysed. Literature from primary and secondary sources such as the laws, guidelines, textbooks, journal articles, government reports, newspaper articles, and online sources from multiple jurisdictions was analysed. The outcome of such analysis is laid down in a narrative design in highlighting the importance of mandatory vaccination within the education sector. This paper proposed hard and soft approaches on imposing mandatory vaccination programs within the education sectors in Malaysia is highly recommended, considering that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risk of eradicating COVID-19 in Malaysia.