There is little to suggest that the strains of the virus that are currently circulating are more likely to infect children, experts said, even as more than 40 students and pupils from some 30 schools have come down with Covid-19 in the past month.
Claims that mRNA Covid-19 vaccines could cause neurological diseases such as Alzheimer s and Parkinson s have been making the rounds on social media and messaging apps recently.
They come after the publication of a research paper that suggested mRNA vaccines such as the ones developed by Pfizer and Moderna could trigger prion disease.
But scientists have been quick to debunk these claims, saying the paper held no scientific weight and that the journal in question was not a reputable or reliable one.
Associate Professor Sylvie Alonso, co-director of the National University of Singapore s Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme, said prion disease is a result of one s proteins adopting an unusual arrangement, causing them to aggregate.
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