"Before leaving my house to go to work, I always pray that I will not be infected with Covid-19. "My daughter is a nurse in Johor Baru and she always tells us how hard the medical frontliners are working to handle Covid-19 cases, on top of wearing the multiple layers of personal protective equipment. Meanwhile, for retired teacher Nazariah Nordin, 54, the high daily new cases and creeping number of asymptomatic Covid-19 cases were her utmost worry, especially with most economic sectors still operating. "My husband and I both registered for the voluntary AstraZeneca vaccine and we got appointment slots in Kuala Lumpur. "I do not mind getting whichever vaccine as long as it is approved by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA).