Children of this age group also started receiving their second dose from January 17.
More than one in 10 children in this age group have already gotten at least one Covid-19 jab.
Booster shots have also been extended to people aged 18 to 29 years old.
"Not inoculating children may lead to new mutations of the virus," notes Professor David Matchar from Duke-NUS Medical School.
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