The coverage of vaccination in the Malay newspapers: an exploratory study

• Main Authors: Wan Mohd Ghazali, Wan Norshira, Mohamed, Shafizan, Mohd Nasir, Nur Shakira, Yusoh, Mohd Helmi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Global Network of Communication Scholars 2020
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); H61.8 Communication of information; H93 Popular works; RA Public aspects of medicine; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/82145/1/vaccine%20-%20ajac.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82145/; http://journalfbmk.upm.edu.my/index.php/ajac/article/view/267

The return of vaccine-preventable diseases such as polio, diphtheria, measles, mumps and the likes indicates the increasing popularity and effectiveness of the anti-vaccine movement in inseminating its sentiments. Effective news media coverage on vaccination that highlights the urgency and importanc...