Singaporeans may not get same Covid-19 booster jabs as earlier shots

A vaccine booster is an extra dose of a vaccine given to maintain or augment the protection provided by the original dose or doses.- ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): When Covid-19 booster shots are rolled out in Singapore, some may be given the same vaccine they took earlier while others may be administered a different one.

"Both approaches are being considered, with pros and cons to both strategies," Associate Professor Lim Poh Lian, director of the High Level Isolation Unit at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, told The Straits Times.