Seniors who are keen on getting vaccinated but have difficulties doing so can seek help from the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC), as part of its efforts to protect the high-risk group against Covid-19.
Since February, the agency’s outreach arm for seniors – the Silver Generation Office (SGO) – has engaged more than 670,000 seniors aged 60 and above on the safety of Covid-19 vaccination and supported those who needed help in getting vaccinated. This was mainly done through door-to-door visits and phone calls.
“Unvaccinated seniors are strongly encouraged to get a Covid-19 vaccine as Singapore transits towards a Covid-resilient nation,” AIC said yesterday.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 18, 2021 من The Straits Times.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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