Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) Updates
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cutepandabear\" post_id=\"2031220\" time=\"1626826672\" user_id=\"150031:
Thanks for sharing. You all are so resourceful.[/quote]Yup, thx for sharing, chenlaoshi! Looking at these latest school letters, I can see the change in S.O.P. It looks like they are making better use of the TT data to narrow down to the close contacts only. Other kids do not need to stay away from school.
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I strongly suggest that parents make good use of the TT and remind your kids to always carry their TT with them. If they hang it on their bag & the bag is sitting on the classroom floor all the time, it is not accurate at all.
DS started out wearing his on his lanyard. But during PE it became troublesome to stuff it in his pocket where it kept falling out.
So I bought the wrist pouch for him. It is washable & ensures the TT travels with him wherever he goes:
https://sewingseedsoflovestudio.com/collections/slap-on-wrist-pouches -
I think someone took their eye off the ball of the senior vaccination rate while focusing on getting younger cohorts vaccinated. Now they realise that there is still some work to do among the elderly. I donโt think they have the political stomach to just let them get sick (and probably end up in ICU, and some will certainly die of Covid) if they refuse vaccination. Hence this latest back-pedaling of the "live with it" policy. But it will have to come - the rest of the population will not be able to continue to restrict activities to accommodate the 200K who put themselves most at risk. And Iโm fairly sure that vaccination of younger kids will come at some point.
My guess is that the open-close-open-close policies will end in a while (how long more? who knows?) when there will be testing at the borders and possibly some form of shortened SHN, and testing of symptomatic cases in the community and possibly self-isolation/self-monitoring of the closest contacts. But not of wider circles of possible transmission. General mask-wearing and some restrictions on mask-off activities may continue before being gradually reduced. That way, the most likely routes of spread will be limited, but some spread will be considered acceptable. -
.zeit\" post_id=\"2031214\" time=\"1626801155\" user_id=\"171271:
Have you not seen the queues for Sinovac? Getting Sinovac is not as convenient as just walking into a vaccination centre in Singapore.
But are our elderly holding out for Sinovac? Any poll done on their preference?
I always thought they don't want anything at all!
If the elderly wanted it, they should go get it asap.
You should do the elderly a great favour by informing them that China is going to give Comirnaty as booster shot to her people soon.
PS: Pfizer is pretty mild on the elderly, believe me. Most of my elderly relatives aged 70-90 all said no fever only temporary sleepiness & limpness after D2. For them, D1 was completely bo lasa. Steady ppp! Maybe it's really not that powerful like the Israel data's just shown! :rotflmao:
I would take those reports citing \"sources\" with a pinch of salt. Don't you know there is a propaganda war against China waging? China can do no right. Nothing from China is good.
Guangzhou managed to stop Delta in its tracks. Nobody else did. Humility would suggest that there may be something we can learn from the Chinese experts. Instead, our expert committee keeps trying to learn from those countries who have failed to even keep the original strain at bay. This is just hubris.
Pfizer is more than pretty mild on the elderly. I know of elderlies who have claimed [I]positive[/I] side effects like feeling more energetic and reduced ้ ธ็. I strongly encourage elderlies to take Pfizer.
But that's not how it works, and that's not the point. Seniors can be pretty obstinate. There is no forcing them to take what they refuse to. That's something our technocrats with no EQ just do not get. Just give them what they want. The cost-benefit analysis is a no-brainer. There is no cost, medically or politically. Only some bruised egos. -
The two letters are worded very differently although both letters were dated yesterday and the students were last in school on Friday 16 July.
Wonder if there has just been another change in the policy of contact tracing and isolating for cases affecting students if it is determined that transmission most likely occurred in the same household and not in the school itself.
Quote from Zhenghua Primary School's letter :
\"In consultation with MOE and MOH, no students or staff need to be placed on Leave of Absence or Quarantine Order and all school activities will continue as scheduled.\"
(Note : The Zhenghua Pri student was well when in school)chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2031203\" time=\"1626783593\" user_id=\"162894:
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Since the student was well when last in school, probably very low risk of transmission. Especially if the student did not talk while having any mask off activities.
I know the SMMs are extremely strict. DS school still must keep masks on during PE, no matter how hot. And during meals, sit 1m apart and absolutely no talking while eating. -
Agree that schools are quite strict with safe management measures and risk of transmission is low since the student was well when last in school.
(Some mask off activities like music and drama, PE and intermingling of students during CCA etc. will be suspended/restricted again with the new changes starting tomorrow)
Just remind our children to change their masks if it gets wet and continue to practise good hand hygiene as well. -
Hong Kong faces uphill task to vaccinate its seniors against Covid-19
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kongs-uphill-push-to-vaccinate-its-seniors-against-covid-19
So we are not alone in facing this task ... -
pirate\" post_id=\"2031235\" time=\"1626833101\" user_id=\"66252:
Sigh, all I can say is our MTF are not very good marketeers! First, they started on a wrong footing. Why did they even shortlist a Chinese vaccine? They should follow the other US-allies and don't pretend to be neutral. Asian-Americans, -Brits, -Canadians, -Europeans,-Australians, as well as Chinese living in Japan and Korea do not have a choice, as such they just jabbed whatever western brands their country offered them.
Seniors can be pretty obstinate. There is no forcing them to take what they refuse to. That's something our technocrats with no EQ just do not get. Just give them what they want. The cost-benefit analysis is a no-brainer. There is no cost, medically or politically. Only some bruised egos.
Japan, which did not even shortlist any Chinese vaccine, already has >75% of their 65yo & above seniors vaccinated this month.
Closer to our ageing and ethnic demographic is Taiwan.
In Taipei, their >85yo D1 vaccination rate is 98%! In New Taipei Municipality, their 67yo & above have already hit 97% D1 rate. In Kaohsiung, their 75yo & above rate is >70% D1. Taichung also has over 70% seniors aged 66 & above vaccinated with D1. Both Japan and Taiwan started their NVP months after Singapore!
Second, OYK had to inform people MOH ordered some Novavax in Jan. Again, a few hundred thousands will wait till year-end for this protein subunit vaccine.
Third, some are still innocently waiting for Sinopharm because OYK said pte clinics will bring in WHO-approved vaccines through SAR. There's been no news about other WHO EUL vaccines since 31 May presser. -
lego\" post_id=\"2031241\" time=\"1626838915\" user_id=\"11821:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=926622394733525&id=166119094117196
The two letters are worded very differently although both letters were dated yesterday and the students were last in school on Friday 16 July.
Wonder if there has just been another change in the policy of contact tracing and isolating for cases affecting students if it is determined that transmission most likely occurred in the same household and not in the school itself.
Quote from Zhenghua Primary School's letter :
\"In consultation with MOE and MOH, no students or staff need to be placed on Leave of Absence or Quarantine Order and all school activities will continue as scheduled.\"
(Note : The Zhenghua Pri student was well when in school)chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2031203\" time=\"1626783593\" user_id=\"162894:
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