Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates

[.010675zeit]

I think they would show BioNTech to the vaxxer before jabbing too, no? Thought it's a SOP? Read some anecdotes by Taiwanese that their nurse would show them the AstraZeneca vial to confirm they were taking AZ. Am sure Malaysia would do likewise since they have so many brands.


Both M and P are top-grade. I trust our HSA. Not sure why any 45-59 yr-old would be stumped or fuss about it, unless they wanted the 1st-2nd dose gap to be shorter?

The UK has started using Moderna as AZ is giving some Brit younger vaxxers blood clots. US is also having some issues with J&J.
With another big country now switching to Moderna, we just hope we don't get any M or P delays for the next age group.

Singapore has been allocated 244,800 (as of 2 Mar WHO update) AstraZeneca doses (manufactured by South Korea BioScience, not Serum Institute of India) from COVAX facility too. Maybe AZ, if authorised by HSA, can be offered to those who want more options? Or the later age batches if M and P run low in supply?

https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/3rd-edl-submissions/covax-first-round-allocation-of-az-and-sii-az---overview-tablev2.pdf?sfvrsn=85879c81_1&download=true

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVAX

[.010675zeit]

HK is trying to test our Transport Minister's mettle who is earmarked for 4G PM post?! :rotflmao:


https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/hong-kong-wants-people-leaving-singapore-under-planned-air-travel-bubble-be-vaccinated

Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday (April 13) that it is proposing to the Singapore Government that Hong Kong travellers be “fully vaccinated” before they make use of the proposed air travel bubble between the two cities.
Mrs Lam said at a media briefing in Hong Kong: “It's actually enhanced safety, but (the Singapore Government) will not impose such a requirement on travellers from Hong Kong within this air travel bubble. 

So you mean we won't impose on such a requirement on travellers from HK?

Hmm, somehow I get the feeling they are making things difficult for us to rebound as an aviation hub... So far, HK has only completed 800K doses, and those are mainly the elderly and frontliners. So we probably need to wait for some time before the fully vaccinated HKrs can be granted permission by their HK govt to visit Singapore. And as for us, we haven't covered all 45-59 yet, so the fully vaccinated Singaporeans who are eligible to visit HK are not high.

I think they should just burst the bubble once and for all. Bubble means no need to be vaccinated or quarantined.

HKIA's ban on SIA would end on 16 April.

[tankee]

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HK is trying to test our Transport Minister's mettle who is earmarked for 4G PM post?! :rotflmao:

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/hong-kong-wants-people-leaving-singapore-under-planned-air-travel-bubble-be-vaccinated

Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday (April 13) that it is proposing to the Singapore Government that Hong Kong travellers be “fully vaccinated” before they make use of the proposed air travel bubble between the two cities.
Mrs Lam said at a media briefing in Hong Kong: “It's actually enhanced safety, but (the Singapore Government) will not impose such a requirement on travellers from Hong Kong within this air travel bubble. 

So you mean we won't impose on such a requirement on travellers from HK?

Hmm, somehow I get the feeling they are making things difficult for us to rebound as an aviation hub... So far, HK has only completed 800K doses, and those are mainly the elderly and frontliners. So we probably need to wait for some time before the fully vaccinated HKrs can be granted permission by their HK govt to visit Singapore. And as for us, we haven't covered all 45-59 yet, so the fully vaccinated Singaporeans who are eligible to visit HK are not high.

I think they should just burst the bubble once and for all. Bubble means no need to be vaccinated or quarantined.

HKIA's ban on SIA would end on 16 April.

The HK vaccinated requirement only applies to HKers coming to Singapore under the green lane. It does not require Singaporean to be vaccinated to visit HK under the green lane.

[tankee]

KUALA LUMPUR: 40 healthcare workers in Malaysia have tested positive for COVID-19 despite completing both doses of the vaccination, said health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah on Saturday (Apr 17).


According to Dr Noor Hisham, 9 of them were infected more than two weeks after having their second dose, while the other 31 workers were infected less than two weeks after getting the second jab.

Another 142 healthcare workers were infected after the first dose, while 244 workers who contracted the disease were not inoculated.....

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/covid-19-malaysia-healthcare-workers-infected-after-vaccination-14640550


182 healthcare workers tested positive after vaccination, of which
- 142 were infected after 1st dose
- 31 were infected less than 2 weeks after 2nd dose
- 9 were infected more than 2 weeks after 2nd dose

[Coolkidsrock2]

CDC: Out of 75 million fully vaccinated Americans, 5,800 got COVID-19, and 74 died


https://www.google.com/amp/s/news.yahoo.com/amphtml/cdc-66-million-fully-vaccinated-185035474.html

[ngl2010]

I went for my first jab yesterday evening. There are so many booths so there were no queue at all. It was a very smooth process. I was given a bottle of water while waiting for 30 minutes after the vaccination. At the exit door, I was given 500ml hand sanitizer and 10pcs of masks. Overall, it was a pleasant experience!

[tankee]

yesterday's community case, the restaurant manager was placed on home quarantine on Apr 16 and yet list of public places visited by community cases during infectious period include a place on Apr 17. :mad:

[MyPillow]

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I went for my first jab yesterday evening. There are so many booths so there were no queue at all. It was a very smooth process. I was given a bottle of water while waiting for 30 minutes after the vaccination. At the exit door, I was given 500ml hand sanitizer and 10pcs of masks. Overall, it was a pleasant experience!

wow nice !
i wonder which org pay for these gifts.
the polyclinic/ center i went, Sat morning - did not give drink, no freebies at all .
my wait for last Sat morn was abt 15min, consider smooth flow too .

[Claireredfil]

I heard its very hard to manage the hospital during the lockdown…

[tankee]

Singapore Is Now the World’s Best Place to Be During Covid


..... After gradually climbing up the ranks for five months as it got an outbreak among its migrant worker community under control, Singapore has now claimed the pole position, dethroning New Zealand for the first time since the Ranking’s debut last November.....

:rahrah: :rahrah:


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-04-27/singapore-is-now-the-world-s-best-place-to-be-during-covid