SINGAPORE - More than half of 52,000 parents or students who received SMSes to sign up for Covid-19 vaccination have booked their slots as at 7pm on Tuesday (June 1), said the Ministry of Education (MOE). Vaccination for students in schools and institutes of higher learning is part of the larger national efforts to keep our education institutions and the wider community safe, MOE told The Straits Times. All medically eligible individuals are encouraged to get vaccinated when vaccination is offered to them.
SMSes will be sent to students aged 18 and above, and to parents of children below 18.
The move to vaccinate more than 400,000 students in schools and institutes of higher learning, including autonomous universities, polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education, comes amid more infections among children in the recent Covid-19 outbreak.
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The exercise will start with about 56,000 students who will be sitting for the N-, O-, and A-level as well as other equivalent qualifications.
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SINGAPORE - More than 400,000 students will be invited to receive their Covid-19 jabs from Tuesday (June 1), with priority given to secondary and pre-university students in graduating cohorts, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced on Monday (May 31).
The roll-out of the vaccinate drive for younger people here comes amid more cases of children getting infected in schools and tuition centres in the recent Covid-19 outbreak.
A number of schoolchildren have tested positive for the virus over the past month, forcing some schools to switch to home-based learning before nationwide restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the community kicked in on May 16.
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Inspiring patients who overcame challenges lauded at SingHealth awards
(Above) Ms Usha Rani was presented the Partner-In-Care Award for her partnership with healthcare teams to improve the care quality and experience of others. Mr Edwin Tan, who battled challenges growing up legally blind, received the Inspirational Patient Award. PHOTOS: SINGHEALTH
Ms Usha Rani was presented the Partner-In-Care Award for her partnership with healthcare teams to improve the care quality and experience of others. (Above) Mr Edwin Tan, who battled challenges growing up legally blind, received the Inspirational Patient Award. PHOTOS: SINGHEALTH
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After three brain operations as a result of intracranial haemorrhage, or bleeding in the skull, over eight years, Ms Usha Rani had already faced enough challenges for a lifetime.