Health Check Podcast Pt 1: Why bother about asymptomatic Covid-19 cases, says expert

In ST's Health Check Podcast: Prof Ooi Eng Eong from the Duke-NUS Medical School’s Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases gives us a medical and scientific breakdown about the current Covid-19 situation in Singapore. ST PHOTO: MARK CHEONG

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Sep 15, 2021, 09:00 PM

Health Check Ep 68 (Pt 1): Why bother about asymptomatic Covid-19 cases, says expert

19:05 mins

Synopsis: Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.

In this episode, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks with Prof Ooi Eng Eong from the Duke-NUS Medical School's Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases about the current Covid-19 situation and how vaccination will lead us out of this pandemic.

He talks about the futility of reporting unlinked or even asymptomatic cases, how Covid herd immunity is a myth, and what we can learn from past dengue outbreaks, and more.

Listen to Pt 2: Vaccine expert on combating new Covid variants - https://omny.fm/shows/health-check-1/vaccine-expert-on-combating-new-co…

Produced by: Joyce Teo (joyceteo@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis & Penelope Lee

Edited by: Hadyu Rahim & Penelope Lee

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