CNA938 Rewind - Mandatory measles immunity for maids working in households with young kids not fully vaccinated
From September 1, maids working in households with young children who are not fully vaccinated against measles must be immunised against the disease. Andrea Heng and Hairianto Diman chat with Prof Paul Tambyah, Deputy Chair of the Infectious Diseases Translational Research Programme at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore. They look at the effectiveness of such a move in managing the potential of a measles outbreak in Singapore.