For Malaysia’s Indigenous Penan, vaccine doubt is part of historic govt distrust

Mongabay
Jul 15, 2021, 8:39 am154 pts
Deep-rooted mistrust in the Malaysian federal and state governments is preventing many Indigenous Penan people from accepting the COVID-19 vaccine. While there have been reports of some individuals traveling up to 140 kilometers (87 miles) to the nearest vaccination clinic, many Penan in the Bornean state of…

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