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July 01, 2021 Dr Kho's letter was countered by Singapore's expert committee on Covid-19 vaccination and a senior infectious diseases specialist from the National Centre for Infectious Diseases. The Straits Times SINGAPORE – A police report has been made against a doctor for allegedly making comments online against Islam and Muslims. Responding to queries from The Straits Times, the police confirmed on Wednesday (June 30) that a report had been filed against Dr Kho for posts he made online. Investigations are ongoing. Contacted on Wednesday, Dr Kho said he was unaware of the police report a...

SINGAPORE - Singapore’s expert committee on Covid-19 vaccination and a senior infectious diseases specialist from the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) have come out to counter claims by a group of doctors behind an open letter arguing for a halt in the vaccination of young people here. In a revised statement issued on Monday (June 28), the Ministry of Health (MOH), which oversees the Expert Committee on Covid-19 Vaccination, said that news reports about a child's death in the United States did not state heart failure as a cause, as alleged in the open letter. "The matter i...

- Advertisement - Singapore — An NCID director has responded to an open letter from some Singaporean doctors asking for a delay in vaccinating young people after a 13-year-old boy died in the US three days after getting his second Covid-19 vaccine shot.  In a Facebook post on Monday (Jun 28), Associate Professor David Lye, director of the Infectious Disease Research and Training Office at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, echoed the sentiments made by the Ministry of Health in saying that the benefits of the Covid vaccine outweigh its risks. Moreover, Prof Lye added that Cov...