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Syamsul Firdaus, the assemblyman for Taman Medan told Malaysiakini that he got himself tested yesterday after feeling unwell over the Raya holidays.
His wife, mother-in-law and two children also tested positive.
“During Raya, I got a bit of fever, cough, and flu. Today I feel better compared to Raya. Please pray for our recovery,” Syamsul told the news portal.
He is now undergoing home quarantine pending further instructions from the health ministry.
Syamsul received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on March 10, then the second on March 31.
Former deputy health minister Dr Lee Boon Chye previously told FMT that while a vaccine protects one against severe illness or death, it does not prevent him or her from getting infected.
Those who had been inoculated can not only be infected but can still transmit the virus.
Studies previously showed that two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have proven more than 95% effective against infection.
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