SINGAPORE - Digital marketer Lyn Yan took a flu shot in June amid the pandemic when she realised there were similar symptoms for the coronavirus and influenza.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Digital marketer Lyn Yan took a flu shot in June amid the pandemic when she realised there were similar symptoms for the coronavirus and influenza.
Besides the mandatory childhood vaccines for measles and diphtheria, which have a high take-up rate of over 95 per cent for the past 10 years in Singapore, the rates for other vaccines do not have the same success, said Dr Leong Choon Kit, a family physician at Mission Medical Clinic in Serangoon. There are seven listed vaccines for infections such as influenza, pneumococcal and the human papillomavirus in the schedule.
Dr Leong Hoe Nam, an infectious diseases expert with Rophi Clinic at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, said there may be a few reasons for the poor uptake of immunisations. Some vaccine-preventable diseases can cause cancer. For example, HPV and Hepatitis B viruses can be transmitted between adults who are not vaccinated and are the most common causes of cervical and liver cancer in the world.
The motivation to be vaccinated comes from the individual, he added."Frequently, when they have suffered or when they have seen their loved ones suffer, they would be more convinced to be vaccinated." Dr Leong Hoe Nam suggested using birthdays or significant occasions as reminders to stick to a schedule of getting vaccinated.
The measles outbreaks in Europe and the United States have been attributed to fewer people getting vaccinated. Last year, the US reported 1,282 cases of measles in 31 states - the largest number of cases in the country since 1992.
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