80,000 seniors have not taken their COVID-19 booster shots: Ong Ye Kung

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80,000 seniors have not taken their COVID-19 booster shots: Ong Ye Kung
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SINGAPORE: Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Monday (Jun 20) said that 80,000 seniors aged 60 and above have not taken their COVID-19 booster shots, urging them to do so amid expectations of a new wave of Omicron infections in the next few months. \u0022You need to take your boosters,\u0022 said Mr Ong in a video

SINGAPORE: Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Monday said that 80,000 seniors aged 60 and above have not taken their COVID-19 booster shots, urging them to do so amid expectations of a new wave of Omicron infections in the next few months.

Singapore can expect to see a next wave of COVID-19 infections in the next one to two months, said Mr Ong.When COVID-19 vaccines were first developed, they were designed for the"wild-type" virus, said Mr Ong.

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