Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates
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Singapore only received its first vaccine (the Pfizer vaccine) shipment on 21 Dec 2020 & it was then the 1st arriving in Asia. Moderna arrived on 17 February 2021. Sept 2020 happening alr? I wasn’t aware.
Think the report stated that “ NCID and MOH recently concluded a study of about 1,000 household contacts of COVID-19 cases between September 2020 and end-May this year.” I believe the reporter indicated “ A Singapore study has found that COVID-19 vaccination provides about 69 per cent protection against infection by the Delta variant of the coronavirus, regardless of symptoms, ...” quoting OYK as a subset of the data within that study, reflecting vaccine effectiveness against Delta. That’s how I read it to be.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/first-covid-19-vaccine-shipment-singapore-pfizer-biontech-13818262
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/first-shipment-of-modernas-covid-19-vaccine-arrives-in-singapore-on-feb-17 -
Do you guys feel that we are pressured to take the vaccine due to the new restrictions? Cannot go cinema/concerts if not vaccinated cannot dine out with 8 pax if not vaccinated.
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Imp75\" post_id=\"2029657\" time=\"1625710088\" user_id=\"2358:
Yes, there is that. But it's not \"new\" restrictions - it's \"lifting\" of restrictions. If there were no vaccines, we would be in Phase 1or 2 indefinitely. So the choice is: unvaccinated - stay in those early phases; vaccinate - can have some restrictions lifted. Of course, there has to be some way to help those who cannot be vaccinated, and I guess some of those rules will also apply to those who choose to stay unvaccinated, but there is always likely to be a difference.
Do you guys feel that we are pressured to take the vaccine due to the new restrictions? Cannot go cinema/concerts if not vaccinated cannot dine out with 8 pax if not vaccinated. -
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emoh\" post_id=\"2029671\" time=\"1625712919\" user_id=\"10618:
Oh dear.... Not another case again...
https://www.facebook.com/dewi.yulianti.37853/posts/10220874820360342
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Estéema\" post_id=\"2029636\" time=\"1625672427\" user_id=\"66413:
In Israel's study, they found the vaccine effectiveness to prevent symptomatic transmission have fallen to 64% (i.e. compared to between 80% and 90% in MOH's study), a drop from 94.3% when the delta variant was not available. This sounds in line with what we have seen in the recent TTSH, MINDsville and Bukit Merah View clusters.
Think the report stated that “ NCID and MOH recently concluded a study of about 1,000 household contacts of COVID-19 cases between September 2020 and end-May this year.” I believe the reporter indicated “ A Singapore study has found that COVID-19 vaccination provides about 69 per cent protection against infection by the Delta variant of the coronavirus, regardless of symptoms, ...” quoting OYK as a subset of the data within that study, reflecting vaccine effectiveness against Delta. That’s how I read it to be.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-confirms-vaccine-less-effective-against-delta-variant-eyes-third-dose/
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-vaccine-protection-against-infection-delta-variant-15172308 -
emoh\" post_id=\"2029671\" time=\"1625712919\" user_id=\"10618:
It has been established by Israel and later by US CDC that myocarditis is a side effect of Pfizer vaccines, especially for young males. This is why Israel has been debating the need for vaccinating children in May 2021, with some health officials in Israel suggesting going ahead with only one dose for young teenagers.
https://www.facebook.com/dewi.yulianti.37853/posts/10220874820360342
This is the sort of debate on vaccine side effect and risk that we are sorely lacking here. Here in Singapore, it is managed like \"one recommendation to rule them all\". This is plainly bad policy making and assumes covid-19 imposed the same risk to people of all age group, genders and medical history.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/to-beat-side-effects-israel-considers-giving-teens-just-1-covid-vaccine-dose/ -
So the proposal to deal with adolescents and children with clinical depression and anxiety who may not be medically qualified to take the Pfizer vaccine is to single them out for special treatment, so that they can become more depressed and/or anxious.
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raysusan\" post_id=\"2029673\" time=\"1625713228\" user_id=\"1304:
It is not just our children.
Oh dear.... Not another case again...emoh\" post_id=\"2029671\" time=\"1625712919\" user_id=\"10618:
https://www.facebook.com/dewi.yulianti.37853/posts/10220874820360342
It also concerns our young and healthy adult male workforce.
The advisory against cycling for 1 week…made me think of the Grab delivery cyclists, do they even have the option of not working for 1 week?
And those who have to lift heavy objects and other manual labor, who’s gonna enforce compulsory 1 week MC? Somebody wrote to ST forum page about this:
Forum: Post-vaccination advisory should be enforced for workers who do heavy physical work
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-post-vaccination-advisory-should-be-enforced-for-workers-who-do-heavy-physical -
Why was the study from Sep 2020 - May 2021, when Delta only appeared in India last Oct, and only first appeared in Singapore on https://outbreak.info/location-reports?). :?
If the study was solely on ''household contacts'' of Delta patients, it means they only looked at 2nd-gen infections within the same family?
More Delta cases were found in June, but this local study didn't look beyond May. Why didn't NCID cover SG's Delta peak season: Apr-Jun 2021?
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-delta-variant-increases-hospitalisation-risk-but-vaccine-protection-remains-high-study-suggests-12332462. A total of 19,543 community cases of COVID during the period studied. It's from this pool that UK derived their ''79%'' (against Delta).
And then the UK only studied Pfizer BNT (not Moderna & AstraZeneca), as did Israel. Which brand did NCID study? :scratchhead:
“Recently, there was a reported figure from Israel that the Pfizer vaccine’s efficacy against infection is 64 per cent. Ours registered as 69 per cent, so it's roughly that,” Mr Ong said.
\"Ours\" meaning Pfizer or both mRNA vaccines?
https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/singapore-study-shows-covid-19-mrna-vaccines-are-69-effective-against-delta-variant-ong-ye
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