Singapore: PM Lee Hsien Loong urges senior citizens not to delay Covid-19 vaccination


PM Lee said seniors were at risk of Covid-19 even if they did not go out much as they could catch the virus from friends or family. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, July 24 (The Straits Times/ANN): Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged seniors to get the Covid-19 vaccination and not wait until it is too late, addressing about 200,000 seniors aged 60 and above who have yet to receive their jabs.

In a Facebook post on Saturday (July 24), PM Lee said seniors were at risk of Covid-19 even if they did not go out much as they could catch the virus from friends or family, adding that the disease is dangerous for older people.

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