SINGAPORE - The start of the vaccination exercise for the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will see 80 Home Team officers involved in front-line healthcare operations receiving their Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 shot on Monday (Jan 11).
A total of 1,050 officers will be progressively vaccinated in the coming weeks, the ministry said in a statement.
The vaccination exercise, including the second dose, is expected to be completed in six weeks.
The personnel involved include Singapore Civil Defence Force s (SCDF) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) officers, staff from the Home Team Medical Services Division, and front-line officers from the Home Team Science and Technology Agency and Singapore Prison Service.
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1,050 Home Team frontline healthcare officers to get COVID-19 vaccine over coming weeks
WO1 Mohamed Shafiee Jamin, an SCDF paramedic, receiving a COVID-19 vaccine jab on Jan 11, 2020 in Singapore. (Photo: Ministry of Home Affairs)
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SINGAPORE: About 1,050 frontline healthcare officers from the Home Team will be vaccinated for COVID-19 over the coming weeks, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Monday (Jan 11).
Among those getting vaccine shots: The Singapore Civil Defence Force’s (SCDF) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) officers, staff from the Home Team Medical Services Division and Singapore Prison Service medical services division officers.
Went up in flames Image from Singapore Roads Accident/FB. Image from Singapore Roads Accident/FB.
No reported injuries
Responding to queries from
Mothership, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that they were alerted to a fire along PIE towards Tuas before Jurong Town Hall Road exit at about 9:55pm on Jan. 6.
SCDF extinguished the fire using two compressed air foam backpacks and one water jet.
There were no reported injuries.
The cause of fire is under investigation, added SCDF.
Top images from Singapore Roads Accident/FB.
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