Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates
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Sun_2010\" post_id=\"2025824\" time=\"1622510067\" user_id=\"18393:
Hi Sun! Hm this was circulated over and over on whatapp by many schools chats. Not even my own. May I ask who did you check with and came to a conclusion that this webinar is not for the general public? Thanks.
Kindly remove the link and password.Zeal mummy\" post_id=\"2025789\" time=\"1622467246\" user_id=\"58173:[quote=\"Zeal mummy\" post_id=2025789 time=1622467246 user_id=58173]Zoom Webinars on Student Vaccination Exercise
This webinar is not for the general public. The schools have sent out the email to the students/parents who are eligible and are the intended audience. Putting this info on a public forum not right as anyone not connected can also join.
@zeal mummmy, I understand you mean well , but this info can be misused by people knowingly or unknowingly.
Thanks![/quote] -
So many variants :sad:
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COVID-19 Vaccination Exercise for Students in Schools and Institutes of Higher Learning
Published Date: 31 May 2021 05:33 PM
News Press Releases
1. As part of the national vaccination exercise, the Ministry of Health (MOH) will be rolling out vaccination to more groups, and will work with the Ministry of Education (MOE) to progressively cover over 400,000 students from schools and Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) from 1 June 2021.
2. The Heath Sciences Authority (HSA) has approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for use in individuals aged 12 to 151. Studies and data have shown that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are effective and safe for individuals aged 12 and above, and aged 18 and above respectively. Based on HSA's approval of the medical suitability of the vaccines, individuals below the age of 18 will only be offered the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, while individuals aged 18 and above can opt for either vaccine.
3. Vaccination for students in schools and IHLs is part of the larger national efforts to keep our education institutions and the wider community safe. All medically eligible individuals are encouraged to get vaccinated when vaccination is offered to them.
Roll-Out of Vaccination
4. All eligible students can expect to receive their invitation to sign up for their vaccination from 1 June 2021, starting with graduating cohorts at the secondary schools and Pre-University levels, in particular, students sitting for the GCE N-, O-, or A-Level examinations (or equivalent qualifications) in the second-half of 2021. These students will be the first to receive their invitations to be vaccinated so that they can have greater flexibility in scheduling their vaccination appointments in view of their upcoming national examinations.
5. Subsequently, over the next two weeks, similar invitations will be progressively extended to other groups of full-time students2 in our schools and IHLs, including the Privately-Funded Schools, Madrasahs and Special Education (SPED) schools.
6. Vaccination for medically eligible students will be made available in the community vaccination centres. There will also be four dedicated MOE vaccination centres, of which three will be at ITE College campuses3, jointly set up by MOE and the Health Promotion Board (HPB), and one at Raffles City Convention Centre from 7 June to provide additional options for students. As all three ITE campuses will have MOE vaccination centres, ITE will arrange for their students to take their vaccinations on-campus, to make use of this dedicated capacity.
7. To facilitate access for students in SPED schools who may find it challenging to visit a vaccination site, MOH will deploy mobile vaccination teams to the schools to carry out vaccinations for all SPED students aged 12 and above. The SPED schools will share the registration instructions and guidelines with students and their parents/guardians.
Conduct of Vaccination Exercise and Registration Process
8. Students or parents/guardians of students (for students under 18 years old) will receive SMSes with a unique link for them to book vaccination appointments at any of the vaccination centres, including the four dedicated MOE vaccination centres. We encourage all to book their vaccination appointments once the SMS invitation is received to secure a desired timeslot and location. Those who are below 18 years will only be offered appointment slots at sites with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines.
9. The main vaccination exercise for most students will be through the National Appointment System as this will give maximum flexibility in choice of dates and venues, and for students to get vaccinated early and be better protected against COVID-19. However, for students who require additional support, our schools will look into alternative vaccination arrangements when school reopens, including providing transport to the vaccination centres.
Parental Consent
10. Parental/guardian consent will be required for students below the age of 18 as part of the booking process for the vaccination appointment slots via the National Appointment System. Consent given via the National Appointment System will be collected once, and apply for both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
11. Parents/guardians of students aged 13 and above are not required to accompany their child/ward to the vaccination site. Parent/guardian accompaniment is only required for children aged 12 and children in SPED schools.
12. While the COVID-19 vaccination is not mandatory, we would like to encourage all medically eligible students to be vaccinated when the vaccine is made available to them. This is our way of protecting not just our students and education institutions, but also their families and the wider community. For more information on the vaccination exercise for students, please visit https://www.moe.gov.sg/faqs-covid-19-infection. -
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Timing-wise, better don’t let your kids take the jab just before an exam, especially Compo or 作文 paper. Took my 1st dose this morning and the sore arm is no joke.
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zac's mum\" post_id=\"2025902\" time=\"1622553336\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2025902 time=1622553336 user_id=53606]
Do you have allergy and if yes usually what reaction.. like rashes or swelling ?
Timing-wise, better don’t let your kids take the jab just before an exam, especially Compo or 作文 paper. Took my 1st dose this morning and the sore arm is no joke.[/quote]
I m taking my first dose soon.. -
MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2025905\" time=\"1622557505\" user_id=\"43981:
@ zac’s mum Stretch yr arm after jab. Relieves tightness.
Do you have allergy and if yes usually what reaction.. like rashes or swelling ?zac's mum\" post_id=\"2025902\" time=\"1622553336\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2025902 time=1622553336 user_id=53606]Timing-wise, better don’t let your kids take the jab just before an exam, especially Compo or 作文 paper. Took my 1st dose this morning and the sore arm is no joke.
I m taking my first dose soon..[/quote]
@ MKS I hv allergy & rhinitis for years. Both 1st & 2nd jabs no severe reactions. Just arm slight sore at the injection point, slight tiredness and headache for the night. Next day no effects le
Hubby was the only one had chills for both jabs. He said with effects shows the vaccine working well in our body. -
emoh\" post_id=\"2025900\" time=\"1622551954\" user_id=\"10618:
We have received the SMS to register my kid but we are still undecided. I am less worried about the immediate side effects or adverse reactions but more concerned about the long term uncertainties surrounding the new mRNA vaccine, what will it do to the human bodies in the future.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/more-than-half-of-52000-parents-students-who-received-smses-on-covid-19-vaccine-have
Yes, children may get infected but the symptoms are generally mild and they recover fast. This is true not just in Singapore but also worldwide. So the benefits of vaccinating children are not significant whereas the risks involved are unknown and unquantifiable.
From a mathematical perspective, it is a matter of probability that something dire may just happen. Data from different vaccination programs has shown that for every 100,000 shots received there are a number of severe adverse events. Plus studies have shown that teens may experience heart inflammation, depression etc. after the vaccination.
For parents who choose to vaccinate your children, it was stated in the papers that those “medically eligible” children are encouraged to go for vaccination but what exactly is ”medically eligible”? Are those with childhood asthma deemed eligible? How about those with Type 1 diabetes? Obese kids who may have high blood pressure? Not to mention people with hidden underlying conditions like those who only get to know that they have a hole in their heart when they go for their NS pre-enlistment checkups.
Ultimately, vaccination is a personal choice and at the moment, I am inclined to sit on the fence. I think it is a matter of time before an effective anti-viral medication is available to cure COVID-19, just like how Tamiful is effective against H1N1. -
Estéema\" post_id=\"2025910\" time=\"1622559956\" user_id=\"66413:
@ zac’s mum Stretch yr arm after jab. Relieves tightness.
Do you have allergy and if yes usually what reaction.. like rashes or swelling ?MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"2025905\" time=\"1622557505\" user_id=\"43981:
[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2025902 time=1622553336 user_id=53606]Timing-wise, better don’t let your kids take the jab just before an exam, especially Compo or 作文 paper. Took my 1st dose this morning and the sore arm is no joke.
I m taking my first dose soon..
@ MKS I hv allergy & rhinitis for years. Both 1st & 2nd jabs no severe reactions. Just arm slight sore at the injection point, slight tiredness and headache for the night. Next day no effects le
Hubby was the only one had chills for both jabs. He said with effects shows the vaccine working well in our body.[/quote]I used to have allergic rhinitis since young till my 20s.
At the vaccination center today, I noted the cautions (please declare & inform the staff) were for those with history of anaphylactic reactions. They have removed the cautions for asthma sufferers, as well as for less severe degree of allergies. (They also barred those who have visited Changi Airport, Jem, Westgate etc. recently).
IMO, the younger & healthier you are, the stronger the side effects of the Covid vaccine will be . My age group friends (40-45) all commented their sore arm + fever (done with chills) was quite strong and lasted at least 2 days. I had to have it in my writing arm becos the non-writing arm already has a keloid scar from that BCG vaccination which we were compelled (by MOE/MOH) to take in adolescence. Grrrrr.
I dunno the younger kids age 12 will be even worse or not. I don’t envy the current P6 being the Guinea pigs. -
Estéema\" post_id=\"2023613\" time=\"1620730391\" user_id=\"66413:
My only & greatest concern is Shanghai Fosun Pharma which signed an agreement with BioNTech boss last Mar is set to manufacture and distribute BioNTech B162b2 vaccine in Greater China, including HK, Macao and Taiwan. Hearsay the https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202105/1223013.shtml! OMG, is that good or bad for us? :yikes:
Actually, I’ve been hopeful & waiting for the manufacturing facility to be positioned in SG since last year when CCS signaled its negotiations (tho w/o details). Was disappointed late last year when 1st shipments of vaccine arrived but neigbour ing countries getting Sinovac & what else elsewhere. I guess tho our SG team can work very hard for it but other push & shove with politics & competition can edge us out, I thot..zeit\" post_id=\"2023608\" time=\"1620726929\" user_id=\"171271:
But, this pandemic will last for another 4+ years, depending on how fast this virus mutates. :gloomy:
Level of vigilance and vaccine coverage ain't uniform across the globe; some are more lax than us, some took the supposedly traditional vaccines and might be infected again if come into contact with more infectious mutants.
Always good to have vaccine security & capacity & capability within our country which is a regional pharma hub. Better late than never.
Bravo! S’pore Team for snagging the Pfizer BioNTech deal. Things do change as mutation occurs around the world. New vaccines will be needed as old ones becomes less effective towards new strains. We hv to continue to be highly vigilant, as we depend on an open economy.
Having our own vaccine mfg plant in SG is definitely a great advantage in difficult covid times like this. We don’t hv to scramble for vaccines like we had to for masks when we had no masks making machines then. Really agree - 不用看别人的眼色!
So far, China's relying on own homegrown killed-virus vaccines-- Sinovac and Sinopharm--for its sneaky lil vaccine diplomacy around the world, especially in SEA.
Alamak, now that they can manufacture BioNTech B162b2 vaccine at a SUPER LARGE SCALE, I'm sure they will MAKE & DONATE the excess Made-in-China versions to some of our neighbours like Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines who have been relying partially on their 51% vaccine which couldn't apparently prevent the recent mutant flare-ups in some pockets of the population.
Singapore's BioNTech regional Apac hub is supposed to cover SEA. Wonder if any one of our ASEAN bros will still need to order any stocks from us, if China can easily ship hundreds of millions to them, FOR FREE, before our plant is even operational in 2023?!
Meanwhile, the 51% brand has been approved by WHO just a while ago. Looks like some private healthcare group in Singapore will soon be collecting the 200,000 doses from the government to sell to the pro-PRC vaccine people--just to appease the new SCs/PRs. Hope they're protected against infection breakthroughs in the 5th or 6th wave.
https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-approves-sinovac-covid-19-vaccine-2nd-chinese-made-dose-listed-2021-06-01/?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2DCyWj8pD956Bo_TlQ_LkEPIEW-OmRm3kQrbJKRR_vZ1cRngOaSXQv7JQ
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