10 January 2021
- RSIS
- Publication
- External Publications
- To Vaccinate Or Not: Calculations are Different If You Think From the Country’s Perspective”
To Vaccinate Or Not: Calculations are Different If You Think From the Country’s Perspective”
In a commentary, RSIS senior fellow Han Fook Kwang explored the problem of whether to get vaccinated as an individual, and from a country’s perspective. The logical decision for an individual might be to wait and see what happens next, but for a country, getting the population vaccinated would be like giving the entire country a giant booster shot – it will be able to open up its economy and borders, and get back to normal life ahead of others. If Singapore adopts a wait-and-see attitude, it might become a laggard in this race to safety, he added.
In a commentary, RSIS senior fellow Han Fook Kwang explored the problem of whether to get vaccinated as an individual, and from a country’s perspective. The logical decision for an individual might be to wait and see what happens next, but for a country, getting the population vaccinated would be like giving the entire country a giant booster shot – it will be able to open up its economy and borders, and get back to normal life ahead of others. If Singapore adopts a wait-and-see attitude, it might become a laggard in this race to safety, he added.
