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Health News - A Covid-19 infection confers natural immunity but the question is how long will it last. Israel has given some people a fourth dose, which is the second booster shot. In Singapore, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung had said that the question of whether further... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Every first and third Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

Do not lay out trays of food for guests during Chinese New Year. That advice from experts remains relevant as the Covid-19 pandemic is still with us. This kind of communal eating increases the risk of spreading the coronavirus, said Professor Teo Yik Ying, dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore....

Singapore News - Do not lay out trays of food for guests during Chinese New Year. That advice from experts remains relevant as the Covid-19 pandemic is still with us. This kind of communal eating

Health News - Mr Mohamed Sharil Sham used to enjoy playing soccer, running, and taking yearly trips overseas. But these are now distant memories for the minibus driver. For even though he is only 37 years old, he has trouble standing up on his own - the result of end-stage chronic kidney... Read more at www.tnp.sg

NKF has been seeing more than 100 applications for admission every month, up from about 60 a month a few years ago. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

Singapore News - (function() { 'use strict';window.addEventListener('message', function(event){ if (typeof event.data['datawrapper-height'] !== 'undefined'){ for (var chartId in event.data['datawrapper-height']) {var iframe = document.getElementById('datawrapper-chart-' + ... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Preliminary findings point to Omicron causing milder disease, but Singapore needs to be on its guard against the new variant, say experts.

Preliminary findings point to Omicron causing milder disease, but Singapore needs to be on its guard against the new variant, say experts.

SINGAPORE - Preliminary findings point to Omicron causing milder disease, but Singapore needs to be on its guard against the new variant, say experts. It is far better for the country's healthcare system to be overprepared, than for it to be caught off guard in the event that Omicron springs unexpected surprises, they told Insight. This strategy would stand the...