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Malaysian govt 'unlikely' to use changes to infectious diseases law to mandate vaccines: experts

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Summary
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80% Informative

A Malay -language post on Facebook claimed the public would be forced to receive vaccination.

Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said the new rules will allow the government to conduct contact tracing, gazette quarantine zones and issue fines.

Legal experts told AFP it was "unlikely" the government would force vaccination as it could open the door to legal challenges.

VR Score

77

Informative language

75

Neutral language

32

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

67

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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