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Vaccination matters: He lost all his immunity to cancer treatment and then got Covid-19
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While being treated for a blood cancer, Mr Ting Chew Thai, 75, lost all the immunity granted to him by vaccines.
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SINGAPORE – In 2022, Mr Ting Chew Thai received high-dose chemotherapy as part of cancer treatment. It saved his life but, as a result, he lost all the immunity that vaccinations had conferred on him since childhood.
While immunocompromised, the retired engineer also contracted Covid-19.
