Over half of Singapore's population has been boosted, with about 42,000 getting Covid-19 shots daily

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From Feb 14, those aged 18 and above will be required to get a Covid-19 booster jab to maintain their fully vaccinated status. - The Straits Times/ANN

A person's fully vaccinated status will lapse nine months after the last dose of their primary vaccination series. Vaccination and boosters will thus remain key, while Singapore is preparing to ramp up capacity and manpower at public treatment and recovery facilities such as hospitals, said Mr Ong in Parliament on Jan 10.

However, ticket sales have been temporarily curbed until Jan 20, to buy the country time to gear up for the next wave of infections.As at Jan 6, general practitioners now play a bigger role in deciding which Covid-19 patients require closer supervision, and which ones can safely recover at home.

 

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