A Malaysian medical student has taken to social media to voice out her frustration after she was barred from taking her exam.
This after she rejected the COVID-19 vaccine. The video was first shared on Facebook and then forwarded on Twitter by @harithilmi.
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— harith (@harithilmi) June 14, 2021
“It’s my right to say no to the vaccine.”
She continued to say, “Just because I said no, why would you stop me from taking the exam? I studied so hard for it.”
The 1-minute 22-second video that has over 150,000 views on Twitter at the time of writing shows her venting her frustration and hoping the Malaysian government will help her out with the issue.
Netizens had mixed reactions following the issue.
Maaf tuan. This is where we disagree.
Main issue, it’s clinical exam. So there’s patients involved. And in terms of temperature checks, the problem is that there are a lot of asymptomatic cases.
That’s a huge risk to the already at risk patients.
— Rejaie Arbee ?? #KitaMintaLima ?? (@rejaie) June 15, 2021
While some agreed that she should be allowed to take the exam but in a different place, others addressed that it’s a clinical examination involving others. With the asymptomatic cases at large, it would be of great risk to carry out the examination for someone who has not been vaccinated.
Rule #1
Never confuse education with intelligence.
— tf (@tengkufory) June 15, 2021
Media personnel Aysha Ridzuan also threw questions about the issue.
This issue is interesting. If a doctor says it’s her right to not get vaccinated, will patients then have a right to reject unvaccinated doctors?
She wasn’t allowed to do her clinical exam as she wasn’t vaccinated and would put patients at risk but she insisted it’s her right. https://t.co/cVHCPgBYEv
— ????? ??????? (@ayshardzn) June 15, 2021
She continued in her thread.
This is the same issue with vaccination passport. Some are protesting it because they feel it’s a discrimination. If what you think ‘your right’ is puts others at risk then it just sounds selfish to me. It’s not just to protect you but to protect others.
— ????? ??????? (@ayshardzn) June 15, 2021
Others felt that she may be selfish to reject the vaccine.
“I don’t like people who demand many things with the excuse “it’s my right”. Your inner Karen is showing.”
Aku paling tak berkenan orang yang demand macam2 guna alasan “it’s my right”. Your inner Karen is showing.
In this case, public’s rights way overweigh your personal rights. Good luck melingkup exam. https://t.co/YMNX49cRQP
— ??XV?? (@ilmyxsa) June 15, 2021
‘Karen’ according to Dictionary.com is a pejorative slang term for an obnoxious, angry, entitled, and often racist middle-aged white woman who uses her privilege to get her way or police other people’s behaviors.
The user above continued to address that it’s more of a public right than her own.
Is it right for one to reject the COVID-19 vaccine over personal rights?
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