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A healthcare worker receives a dose of the coronavirus disease vaccine at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) in Singapore December 30, 2020. Lee Jia Wen/Ministry of Communications and Information handout pic via Reuters
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SINGAPORE, May 7 Around 2,800 “adverse events” have been reported out of the 2.2 million vaccine doses administered here between December last year and mid-April, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said. They are side effects that include rashes, fever and muscle aches. Of these, 95 were serious adverse events.
Stressing that there are no indications of strokes or heart attacks linked to the two vaccines used in Singapore so far, HSA said on Thursday (May 6) that the number of severe adverse events comprise only 0.004 per cent of the total doses given out in that period.
Singapore, May 6 (PTI) More than 2,700 reports of suspected adverse effects to COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Singapore were reported over a three-month period, the country s health authority said on Thursday. The reports, which mostly documented common reactions like rash, muscle aches and dizziness, made up 0.13 per cent of the more than 1.3 million administered doses from December 30 last year to April 18 this year. This makes the chance of having an adverse event very rare, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said at a press conference held to give an update on the safety of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines which have been approved for use here.
Singapore reports over 2,700 cases of suspected adverse effects following COVID-19 vaccinations
The majority, 70 per cent, of these cases were reported in patients younger than 60 years old but this is not unusual, the HSA said, noting that the data is consistent with clinical trial reviews.
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SINGAPORE: More than 2,700 reports of suspected adverse effects to COVID-19 vaccinations administered in Singapore were reported over a three-month period, the country s health authority said on Thursday.
The reports, which mostly documented common reactions like rash, muscle aches and dizziness, made up 0.13 per cent of the more than 1.3 million administered doses from December 30 last year to April 18 this year.
Outbreak in Thailand draws wide concern as new variant hampers pandemic control By YANG HAN in Hong Kong | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-05-06 17:12
People from Klong Toey community wait to get a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 4, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Despite Thailand s effective response during the beginning of the pandemic, the latest outbreak that infected over 40,000 people since April has shown how immense a challenge it is to deal with COVID-19, experts say. From a public health point of view, Thailand does not look like it s anywhere near the resolution of this current wave, said Jeremy Lim, associate professor at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore.
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0.13% of total COVID-19 vaccine doses administered reported to have suspected adverse effects: HSA More than 2,700 reports of suspected adverse events, which comprise common reactions like rash, muscle aches and dizziness, were received.
A COVID-19 vaccination exercise at Tanjong Pagar Community Centre in Singapore on Jan 27, 2021. (File photo: Jeremy Long)
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SINGAPORE: More than 2,700 reports on suspected adverse effects to COVID-19 vaccination were submitted to the authorities over a three-month period, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on Thursday (May 6).