Syamsul Firdaus, the assemblyman for Taman Medan, said that while getting vaccinated may not guarantee one would not get infected, it still reduced the risks.

“So people should still get themselves vaccinated,” a rather cheery Syamsul told FMT.

“Based on my experience so far, there are no side effects. I can still eat and talk.”

Syamsul also advised those who had gotten their vaccine shots against being lax when it came to SOPs.

“Continue wearing your masks and avoid crowds.”

He went to say that in his case he may have been infected by a Covid-19 variant.

Earlier today, Syamsul said he tested positive after getting himself screened yesterday. He had taken the test after feeling unwell over the Raya holidays.

His wife, mother-in-law and two children also tested positive.

Syamsul received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on March 10, then the second on March 31.

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