No extra bundles of joy, despite the vaccine

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The fertility rate in the country has fallen to 1.8 babies per woman, compared to 4.9 per woman in the 1970s, and the numbers are still dropping. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: The Covid-19 vaccination programme will do very little to help the declining birth rate in the country, even though it may see couples gaining confidence with their economic situation, a reproductive expert says.Dr John Teo, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, said the immunisation programme may result in slightly higher birth rates, but it would still take a few years for the numbers to recover to “pre-pandemic” levels.“I would be surprised if birth rates rise exponentially (after the immunisation programme) as they were already on a gradual decline pre-pandemic,” he said.Malaysia’s fertility rate has been falling over the last few decades. In 2019, it had fallen to the lowest level of 1.8 babies…