Second Booster Shot For The Vulnerable Elderly

Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam, Senior Lecturer and Co-Lead, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences

Morning Run · Morning Brief · 18 Apr 2022 · 07:45 am · 12 mins listen

The Ministry of Health will administer a second vaccine booster shot for senior citizens with comorbidities to counter waning immunity levels for those most vulnerable to Covid-19 infections. We discuss the rationale for the move as well as other pandemic developments in the country with Dr. Vinod Balasubramniam of the Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Image credit: EPA-EFE

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Shazana Mokhtar

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Shazana Mokhtar,Philip See,Tan Chen Li

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second booster,covid-19,pandemic preparedness,vulnerable groups,covid-19 immunisation programme

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