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SINGAPORE - There are some groups of people who should wait to receive a Covid-19 vaccine, including those with a history of severe allergic reactions, said a panel of experts on Thursday (Dec 17).
Serious allergies usually refer to people who, in response to a specific stimulus such as a bee sting or medication, experience swelling around the mouth, eyes or face, have difficulty breathing or experience a serious drop in blood pressure, said Associate Professor Lim Poh Lian, the director of the high-level isolation unit at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases.
Others who belong to certain groups - such as pregnant women, immunocompromised persons and those under the age of 16 - should also hold off on receiving the shots, as large-scale clinical trials have not involved such volunteers. This means there is not yet enough data to evaluate the safety of a Covid-19 vaccine on these groups of people.
Singapore government has decided to make the Coronavirus vaccination free for all the citizens of the country and long-term residents, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong while addressing the nation on Monday, December 14.
The announcement was made by PM Lee in a national broadcast just before a media conference chaired by the ministerial task force on Coronavirus. He said that people who are at greater risk will be given first priority, including healthcare workers and frontline COVID-19 fighters, as well as the elderly and vulnerable groups of people. Thereafter, the committee proposes to progressively vaccinate the rest of the population and to cover everyone who wants a vaccination by the end of 2021 he said while referring to a committee of healthcare professionals appointed by the Ministry of Health.
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The country has approved Advanced MedTech Holdings’ Covid-19 kit for use in testing saliva from deep within the throat, the company said, as the country looks to ramp up testing to help reopen its borders and resume more economic activity.
The test is the first of its type to receive approval from Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority, Advanced MedTech, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore state investor Temasek, said in a statement on Thursday.
Singapore has made testing a pillar of its strategy to gradually reopen its borders that have been largely shut for most of 2020.
The island-state is hosting the World Economic Forum in May next year and has said safety protocols will include on-arrival tests, as well as pre-event and periodic antigen testing.