Som Raman, 103, who is affectionately known as Nek Som from Kampung Balik Guar, is the oldest individual in Perlis to be vaccinated.

“My daughter-in-law told me that if I didn’t take the vaccine I cannot hug my grandchildren. In fact, I was told that I could not come in contact with anyone, for fear of getting infected with Covid-19.

“I love all my grandchildren, therefore I decided to get vaccinated to protect myself and the people around me,” she told reporters here today, after getting her jab at the Dewan Wawasan 2020 vaccination centre.

Fauziah Deraman, 65, said her mother-in-law always walks to her children’s house which is located about 100m from her house whenever she has free time.

“However, during this current pandemic, I have been advising her not to go out and to stay at home to avoid being infected with the virus.

“She was very sad and worried that she would not be able to see her grandchildren anymore and had asked us to register her for the vaccination,” she said.

Fauziah said her mother-in-law who has more than 20 grandchildren and over 40 great-grandchildren, is expected to receive her second dose of the vaccine on July 28.

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