At a press conference at Kuala Lumpur Hospital today, Khairy reiterated that boosters and third doses will be offered on a voluntary basis for those who need it, such as those with comorbidities or chronic illnesses.

Those who do not have access to an additional dose or choose not to receive it will remain categorised as fully vaccinated, he said.

“It is not compulsory, not mandatory to receive a booster dose, but we will start offering them to certain groups … such as the elderly, those with comorbidities, frontliners and frontline health workers, and those who are immunosuppressed or immunocompromised.”

In the same press conference, he said the health ministry would not make a negative self-test a mandatory requirement for travel once interstate borders reopen.

He said the onus was on the public to be responsible and disciplined and test themselves, as they do not want, for example, to bring the virus with them when they visit their elderly parents.

The setting up of roadblocks at interstate borders and checking people’s results would be “impossible,” he said given the number of entrances into states and cities, and would inconvenience the public.

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