<p>Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday (Sept 17) he had received a Covid-19 vaccine booster shot and urged other elderly people to come forward to get a shot amid a new wave of infections across the city-state.</p>

<p>"Cases are increasing rapidly. A booster jab will strengthen your protection against Covid-19," Lee, 69, said in a post on his Facebook page. The Southeast Asia country has started giving boosters to the elderly and immunocompromised groups this week.</p>

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Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong receives a booster shot of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at the Singapore General Hospital in Singapore on Sept 17, 2021.

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Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday (Sept 17) he had received a Covid-19 vaccine booster shot and urged other elderly people to come forward to get a shot amid a new wave of infections across the city-state. "Cases are increasing rapidly. A booster jab will strengthen your protection against Covid-19," Lee, 69, said in a post on...

PM Lee gets Covid-19 booster shot, urges others to follow