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Don t focus on herd immunity, vaccination should be comprehensive: COVID-19 panel expert
Associate Professor Lim Poh Lian, an infectious diseases outbreak expert, dressed in personal protective equipment. (Photo courtesy of A/Prof Lim)
28 Dec 2020 10:25AM) Share this content
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SINGAPORE: Rather than aim for a certain percentage of the population to be inoculated to achieve COVID-19 herd immunity, Singapore should vaccinate as many people as possible.
In an interview with CNA, Associate Professor Lim Poh Lian, who is on the Expert Committee for COVID-19 Vaccination, said that it s a mistake to focus on percentages when it comes to COVID-19 vaccination.