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Second Booster Shot For The Vulnerable Elderly

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

18-Apr-22 07:45

Second Booster Shot For The Vulnerable Elderly

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

Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Philip See, Tan Chen Li


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Categories:  social issues,  politics,  travel,  health policy,  healthy living,  diseases and conditions

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


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