Singapore studying whether additional Covid-19 booster shots are needed, says top health expert


No recommendations have been made on additional jabs for those who have already received a booster shot. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, March 12 (The Straits Times/ANN): The Expert Committee On Covid-19 Vaccination is studying whether children require booster shots, and whether other age groups require more than one booster shot.

Singapore's director of medical services Kenneth Mak told a press conference on Friday (March 11) that the data on these areas are still "very nascent".

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