A toddler in Singapore has died of COVID-19, the first coronavirus death in the country under the age of 12. The one-and-half-year-old toddler died on Monday, according to the Ministry of health.
Encephalitis due to COVID-19, Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Enterovirus infections are reported to be the cause of the death of the toddler, who was previously well and had no any medical history.
The ministry stated that the Health Sciences Authority and the Expert Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination will study the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines that have been formulated for young children under the age of five once the dossier is submitted to us for evaluation by the manufacturers, according to Channel News Asia.
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