SINGAPORE — Ms Ai Leen Fung, a mother of three, is adopting a wait-and-see approach before giving her children the Covid-19 vaccine booster.
Another parent, Ms Maybel Chong, has given both her children, who are nine and seven years old, the Covid-19 vaccine booster in January this year, but she is still undecided about whether she will have them take any more boosters.
Similarly, Mr Gurushankar Sangarathas, who has two daughters aged 14 and seven, did not feel any need for them to take any more boosters. “So even if has Covid-19, she will just be adding on to the numbers in Singapore. You get it, you experience it and you just go with it.” Ms Tay wanted both her children to get the booster shot as their immunity is not as strong as adults. She also felt that the Covid-19 vaccine helped to make the symptoms milder in children.
Associate Professor Natasha Howard from the National University of Singapore Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health said it ensures that people are protected against the virus given their waning immunity, helps to protect against new virus strains and reduces the spread of the virus as more people travel.
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