Malaysian cargo drivers welcome Singapore s COVID-19 vaccination offer, hope congestion at Causeway can be eased Toggle share menu
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File photo of Mr Loo Chin Khong with his lorry. (Photo: Amir Yusof)
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SINGAPORE: Malaysian cargo drivers who deliver essentials such as fruits and vegetables to Singapore have welcomed the move by the Singapore Government to offer COVID-19 vaccinations.
With the vaccination, they hope that waiting time at the land checkpoints due to COVID-19 tests could be shortened.
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On Monday (Mar 8), Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that selected cargo drivers and accompanying personnel who enter the country from Malaysia on a regular basis will be offered vaccinations later this month.
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A picture has been shared widely on Facebook and Twitter in Singapore alongside a claim that it shows a Covid-19 vaccination certificate that contained a warning that the shots will prolong erections and increase penis size. The claim is false; the hospital denied the allegation and genuine vaccine recipients contain no mention of the warning.
The picture was published on February 27, 2021, in a Facebook group with more than 14,000 members.
The picture shows a document labelled âcertificate of Covid-19 vaccinationâ for a recipient who received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
âEffects: may cause prolong erection and increase in size (sic),â reads part of the document circled in red.
SINGAPORE, March 8 The Covid-19 vaccination will be offered later this month to selected cargo drivers and accompanying personnel who enter Singapore from Malaysia on a regular basis, according to the Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) today. It is aimed at minimising transmission risks from.