GP clinics in Singapore seeing higher demand for flu jabs


Some clinics have been reporting an uptick in the number of people getting vaccinated against influenza, continuing a trend observed during the Covid-19 pandemic. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, April 23 (The Straits Times/ANN): Some clinics have been reporting an uptick in the number of people getting vaccinated against influenza, continuing a trend observed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Dr Edwin Chng, a medical director at Parkway Shenton, which has about 30 general practitioner (GP) clinics in Singapore, said the group saw the number of people who got the flu jab in 2022 double from that in 2021.

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