Singapore to decide on COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 this month

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore is expecting its expert committee on COVID-19 vaccines to make a recommendation on the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 shot for children aged 5 to 11 years old later this month, the country's Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Monday. The city-state is considering a plan to give children one-third of the adult dosage, similar to the United States, Ong added. About 8,000 of Singapore's cumulative 218,333 COVID-19 cases have involved children below the age of 12, with five severe infections, according to the health ministry.

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The city-state is considering a plan to give children one-third of the adult dosage, similar to the United States, Ong added. Singapore, where 85% of the 5.45 million population has been fully vaccinated, has been pushing to get as many inoculated as possible and live with the virus. The government also announced a further easing of rules for dining out, allowing up to five vaccinated individuals from the same household to eat together at restaurants. Current rules only allow up to two vaccinated persons to eat out together.

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