11th Singapore Paediatric and Perinatal Annual Congress (SiPPAC 2023)

Singapore 28 July 2023 - 30 July 2023

mRNA vaccines against respiratory infections in children: What’s new?

30 Aug 2023 by

Despite the striking mortality burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), no active vaccines are currently available to prevent RSV in children, says Dr Sherlock Lai, medical director, Moderna Singapore, at SiPPAC 2023.

mRNA vaccines against respiratory infections in children: What’s new?

30 Aug 2023

Children should stay up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines

30 Aug 2023 by

Uptake of COVID-19 vaccine among children 12–17 years of age is high (~80 percent) in Singapore, but for the 5–11-year age group, it is less than 30 percent. This could have been driven in part by vaccine hesitancy among parents. [Front Pediatr 2022;10:994675]

Children should stay up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines

30 Aug 2023