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Covid-19 'endemic': Time for a frank conversation

When Singapore embarks on the endemic Covid-19 road map, the risk of serious illness and death among unvaccinated seniors will rise to its highest level since the start of the pandemic

Seniors under observation at a vaccination centre after getting their vaccine shots late last month. Vaccination can be a matter of life and death for seniors, says the writer. People who regularly interact with an unvaccinated senior must continue to curtail their own social and public activities, regardless of the extent Singapore eases its safe management measures, he adds. ST PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

Teo Yik Ying For The Straits Times

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Aug 13, 2021, 05:00 AM

Two contrasting opinions greeted the announcement that Singapore is soon to embark on the road map to endemic Covid-19.

The first can be summarised as a relieved, "It's about time". Singapore is on a solid footing to fully vaccinate four-fifths of the population by end-August. Also, the repeated on-off imposition of restrictions has caused considerable social and economic hardship for individuals and businesses.

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