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Hospitals to defer non-urgent surgeries, admissions to conserve resources as COVID-19 cases rise
Spare hospital beds outside Tan Tock Seng Hospital s Accident and Emergency (A&E) department on Apr 30, 2021. (Photo: Calvin Oh)
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SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has asked all hospitals to defer non-urgent surgeries and admissions to conserve resources in the healthcare sector amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in the community and at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH). MOH is working closely with all public and private hospitals to ensure that patients requiring care will continue to be attended to. The healthcare community has also worked together to reserve more beds to manage any potential increase in COVID-19 cases, said MOH on Monday (May 3).
The New Paper
Vaccines may protect for up to 18 months, third jab may be needed
Health Ministry s director of medical services Kenneth Mak said another jab could also be required to guard against new variants of the virus. PHOTO: MCI
Individuals vaccinated against Covid-19 may be protected for up to 18 months.
Beyond that, additional vaccination shots might be needed if a person s immunity to the virus begins to wane, the Ministry of Health s (MOH) director of medical services Kenneth Mak said yesterday.
Another jab could also be required to guard against new variants of the virus, he added, in response to a question at a virtual news conference on plans to administer a third dose of the vaccine.
April 13, 2021
The Moderna shot is being given at 11 out of the 38 centres, while the rest are using the Pfizer-BioNTech product.
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - People who want to choose which Covid-19 vaccine to take can now refer to the Ministry of Health s (MOH s) website, where the full list of vaccination centres and vaccines has now been made available.
The Moderna shot is being given at 11 out of the 38 centres, while the rest are using the Pfizer-BioNTech product.
People are able to pick which vaccination centre or polyclinic they wish to go to, although a notice on the site adds that certain centres may have limited slots due to the strong demand for Covid-19 vaccinations in Singapore and limited supplies .
SINGAPORE - People who want to choose which Covid-19 vaccine to take can now refer to the Ministry of Health s (MOH s) website, where the full list of vaccination centres and vaccines has now been made available.
The Moderna shot is being given at 11 out of the 38 centres, while the rest are using the Pfizer-BioNTech product.
People are able to pick which vaccination centre or polyclinic they wish to go to, although a notice on the site adds that certain centres may have limited slots due to the strong demand for Covid-19 vaccinations in Singapore and limited supplies .
The Pfizer shot was the first Covid-19 vaccine to be approved for use in Singapore, with the earliest shipments arriving here last December.
People who want to choose vaccine can refer to MOH website tnp.sg - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tnp.sg Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.