Parental refusal to diphtheria vaccine: A fatal outcome

• Main Authors: Nordin S.A., Idris F., Hamat R.A., Saad F.F.A, Osman M., , Ghazali F., Isahak I.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2017
• Subjects: Immunization of children; Vaccination of children
• Online Access: http://ddms.usim.edu.my:80/jspui/handle/123456789/15442

We present a case of a four-year-old boy who succumbed to diphtheria following incomplete course of immunisation, which included diphtheria vaccine. This case report focuses on the issues of parental refusal to vaccines and the development of "halal" vaccines for the prevention of infectio...