Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates

[lee_yl]

Estéema\" post_id=\"2024300\" time=\"1621226091\" user_id=\"66413:

Apparently, scientists are saying the coronavirus is airborne.

Scientists are calling for ventilation systems to be overhauled as infectious aerosols remain concentrated in the air longer in poorly ventilated, confined indoor spaces, said a professor.

This means we’ve got to be even more vigilant as we are confined to lifts, and supermkts or pharmacies are typically in air-cond environment which traps the viruses, unless there are good outward ventilation to draw out & circulate fresh incoming air on a constant basis.

Sometimes we have to be skeptical about all the advice from experts. Even WHO had to apologise for their poor advice.

I recall last year when ppl brought up the concern of getting Covid when using public toilets, experts said chances were extremely small. Now the Changi airport cleaner apparently got it from toilets !!

[lee_yl]

starlight1968sg\" post_id=\"2024280\" time=\"1621221950\" user_id=\"14025:

I am just puzzled with so many fully vaccinated pple (in airport, hospital etc) yet still get infected.

Efficacy of 95% is one thing, I guess complacency is another. Just look at NCID, they are careful enough not to form any cluster so far.

Over at TTSH, patients lying on the ward beds, all were not masked up, visitors took their down masks to eat with patients inside wards. Staff chit chat w/o wearing masks properly etc.

As for Changi Airport, it’s ground zero with so many imported cases daily, those who landed were not immediately segregated (can shop at duty free shops), and they all shared the airport common toilets.

Now I hope the Dorm side can continue with the good work, to keep their case to zero. Best if they could stay inside dorms for 2 weeks cos we don’t know how bad is the community spread now.

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lee_yl\" post_id=\"2024323\" time=\"1621233735\" user_id=\"17023:

Estéema\" post_id=\"2024300\" time=\"1621226091\" user_id=\"66413:

Apparently, scientists are saying the coronavirus is airborne.

Scientists are calling for ventilation systems to be overhauled as infectious aerosols remain concentrated in the air longer in poorly ventilated, confined indoor spaces, said a professor.

This means we’ve got to be even more vigilant as we are confined to lifts, and supermkts or pharmacies are typically in air-cond environment which traps the viruses, unless there are good outward ventilation to draw out & circulate fresh incoming air on a constant basis.

Sometimes we have to be skeptical about all the advice from experts. Even WHO had to apologise for their poor advice.

I recall last year when ppl brought up the concern of getting Covid when using public toilets, experts said chances were extremely small. Now the Changi airport cleaner apparently got it from toilets !!

It is possible with B1617. We are getting B1617 here now, people. No more Wuhan strain. The kids have it, as confirmed by MOH and MOE last night. It's more 'virulent' than the strain we got last year.

Lancet suspects possible too. 16 April. One month ago! :roll:

https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/strong-evidence-covid-19-predominantly-spreads-through-air-lancet-study/82110863

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/coronavirus-is-airborne-experts-give-10-reasons-in-support-101618634132170.html

Recently, our state tv has been blasting us with 1 educational/propaganda TVC. Do you remember seeing red micro water vapour surrounding the non-vaccinated actors in the TVC?

But B1617 is a very powerful strain which can break through even the most efficacious vaccine (2 doses even!) in the market.

[.010675zeit]

What do you think of MOH’s suggestion that future dose intervals could be 6-8 weeks? That should affect the FDWs, 44 and below age bands.


There’s a global shortage of vaccines now, as US is hoarding so many and even wants to jab its teens. EU too has ordered millions of Pfizer after AZ failed many member countries.

Hope our suppliers honor our advance procurement last year. I don’t understand why Singapore who was so kiasu to place a deposit first and order earlier than the others in the region could still get the stocks bit by bit. Our vaccination capacity is 80,000 per day, but we are only doing ~40,000 per day.

Everyone’s fighting to get the mRNA vaccines earlier.

[sharonkhoo]

.zeit\" post_id=\"2024330\" time=\"1621238097\" user_id=\"171271:

What do you think of MOH's suggestion that future dose intervals could be 6-8 weeks? That should affect the FDWs, 44 and below age bands.

Well, it seems to have worked in the UK. They were spacing them 12 weeks apart, and they are now able to relax their restrictions.

[phtthp]

Australia refused to re open border until mid 2022


https://sg.news.yahoo.com/australia-refuses-reopen-border-until-123127248.html

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slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2024332\" time=\"1621238311\" user_id=\"28674:

.zeit\" post_id=\"2024330\" time=\"1621238097\" user_id=\"171271:

What do you think of MOH's suggestion that future dose intervals could be 6-8 weeks? That should affect the FDWs, 44 and below age bands.

Well, it seems to have worked in the UK. They were spacing them 12 weeks apart, and they are now able to relax their restrictions.

I understand that was AstraZeneca, not Pfizer. The UK is still studying Pfizer's optimal interval.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/astrazeneca-vaccine-3-month-dosage-interval-might-be-preferable

[sharonkhoo]

.zeit\" post_id=\"2024335\" time=\"1621238618\" user_id=\"171271:

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2024332\" time=\"1621238311\" user_id=\"28674:

[quote=.zeit post_id=2024330 time=1621238097 user_id=171271]What do you think of MOH's suggestion that future dose intervals could be 6-8 weeks? That should affect the FDWs, 44 and below age bands.

Well, it seems to have worked in the UK. They were spacing them 12 weeks apart, and they are now able to relax their restrictions.

I understand that was AstraZeneca, not Pfizer. The UK is still studying Pfizer's optimal interval.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/astrazeneca-vaccine-3-month-dosage-interval-might-be-preferable[/quote]They extended the gap to 12 weeks for the P-B vaccine at the same time, at end-2020. Now they are considering reducing it to 6 weeks.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-55777084

[mommyNg]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-students-teacher-positive-fuchun-frontier-maha-bodhi-14827852

[zac's mum]

Oops. So now even external student care centres also got risk.