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The Straits Times answers some of the questions that have arisen about the vaccine. Q: Will front-line and essential workers be allowed to stay in their posts if they decline the injection? A: Although vaccination of healthcare workers is not compulsory, all local residents - healthcare workers and the general public - are urged to take the jab. There is no plan to alter the duties of healthcare workers who do not get vaccinated, said NCID executive director Leo Yee Sin. Hospitals also continue to comply with preventive measures. Q: What precautions need to be taken after the injection? Do p...

The Straits Times As with other vaccines, in rare cases, a person may experience severe allergic reactions.ST PHOTO: KEVIN LIM https://str.sg/JRFZ They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. including the ST News Tablet worth $398. Let's go!

FRONT-LINE FIGHTERS AGAINST COVID-19 There were mixed reactions when the virus hit early in the year - some people were wary, others complacent - but an army of front-liners had been gearing up behind the scenes to keep Singapore safe. When cases began to rise, healthcare workers were ready. They had been trained to use personal protective wear and ensure good hygiene practices to reduce the chances of infection. Other essential staff continued to show up at work to keep things running, despite the personal risk it involved. These front-liners had to make sacrifices on other fronts. Nurse cli...

Front-liners in the battle against Covid-19 in S'pore Mr Abdul Wahab, a nurse clinician in NCID's ICU, had refrained from visiting his elderly mother this year but did not expect she would die last month after developing heart failure. He saw her just three times this year.ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI Mr Benson Ng felt compelled to sign up in May to be a swabber for Covid-19 tests, after seeing how ill his father became when he was infected with the coronavirus. His father was hospitalised for two weeks. ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG Mr Nigel Quek, commanding officer at Certis' Integrated Quarantine Orde...

SINGAPORE - When the Covid-19 outbreak began in January, Mr Abdul Wahab, 54, a nurse clinician in the intensive care unit (ICU) at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) refrained from visiting his elderly mother so as not to expose her to the virus. He looked forward to hugging her once it ended. When his mother developed heart failure in October, he was stuck between wanting to be by her side, and keeping her safe from anything that might be on him. But he did not expect that she would die last month. Mr Wahab had seen his mother just three times this year - twice in hospital an...