The_King Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 SINGAPORE - The Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine will be included in the national vaccination programme to cater to those unable or unwilling to be vaccinated with mRNA vaccines, the multi-ministry task force managing the pandemic said on Saturday (Oct 23). This follows the Health Sciences Authority's (HSA) interim authorisation of the vaccine under the Pandemic Special Access Route (PSAR). Three doses of the Sinovac vaccine will be required for a person to be considered fully vaccinated, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). The second dose should be taken 28 days after the first dose, while the third dose should be taken 90 days after the second dose, the HSA said. All individuals who have taken two doses of the Sinovac vaccine will be regarded as fully vaccinated for four months after the second dose, or Dec 31 this year, whichever is later. Individuals will have to get their third doses by then in order to maintain their vaccination status. Under the national vaccination programme, the Sinovac vaccine will be administered for free, and will come under the Vaccine Injury Financial Assistance programme. However, individuals who took the Sinovac vaccine before PSAR approval was given and paid for it themselves will not be reimbursed, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, who co-chairs the taskforce. MOH will assign the vaccination centre at Raffles City Convention Centre to administer the Sinovac vaccine, Mr Ong added. This is on top of 11 Public Health Preparedness Clinics as well as select private clinics. MOH provided the following guidelines on Saturday: - People who have received only one or two doses of the Sinovac vaccine to date are strongly encouraged to complete a three-dose primary series regime with the mRNA vaccines as it offers more optimal protection. - People who are unable to take any dose of the mRNA vaccines due to medical reasons should receive three doses of Sinovac in total to complete their primary series regime. - Those who started vaccination with mRNA vaccines but developed allergies or severe adverse reactions after the first dose should complete a three-dose primary series regime with two more doses of Sinovac. - If the allergic reaction happens after the second dose of mRNA vaccine, then the person should take one more dose of Sinovac as their booster vaccination when they are eligible for a booster. - Sinovac will be not offered as a booster for people who have already completed two doses of mRNA vaccine and did not develop allergies or severe adverse reactions. For this group, a third dose of mRNA vaccine will be offered to them as the booster dose instead under the National Vaccination Programme. Mr Ong said that of the eligible population, 94 per cent have either taken or have booked their vaccinations. But among the 6 per cent of the eligible population who remain unvaccinated, 70,000 are seniors above 70 years or 60 years old. "They are at a high risk of falling very sick if infected with Covid-19," Mr Ong said. "Some of these unvaccinated individuals are unable to take the mRNA vaccines due to medical reasons. Others may just simply prefer a non-mRNA vaccine. "So we will make the Sinovac vaccine more accessible to them, to encourage them to get vaccinated." The ministry also said that the Sinovac vaccine has not been approved for general use for individuals aged 12 to 17 years. This is not in the application from Sinovac and is also consistent with the World Health Organisation's approved use under the Emergency Use Listing. However, for those in this age band who are medically ineligible to complete a full two-dose regime of the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty mRNA vaccines, MOH will offer a three-dose primary series using Sinovac under a dedicated public health programme. They will be closely monitored by trained medical personnel under this public health programme, given that the use of Sinovac in persons under the age of 18 years was not included in HSA's PSAR interim authorisation, said MOH. "We will get in touch with eligible persons in this age group on how they can receive the Sinovac vaccine safely." Addressing a question at Saturday’s press conference on why the Sinopharm vaccine is not being included in the national vaccination programme, Mr Ong said “there has been no application from Sinopharm”. “We had an application with Sinovac... It’s been given interim approval. The number of doses being administered in Singapore is not big enough for us to do a comprehensive study, not for Sinovac, and for Sinopharm, it is even lower.” But studies in Brazil and Chile have yielded some good data that helps in the comparisons of vaccine effectiveness against infection, severe illnesses and death, he noted. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted October 23, 2021 Author Share Posted October 23, 2021 Sinovac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODACHEK Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 Considering TVB for life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted October 23, 2021 Share Posted October 23, 2021 2 hours ago, ODACHEK said: Considering They offered sinovac for free and under vaccine injury finanical assistance scheme. If i had waited a bit longer, i will take sinovac. But i took pfizer when they said non-vac cannot go mall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODACHEK Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 16 hours ago, chamfer said: They offered sinovac for free and under vaccine injury finanical assistance scheme. If i had waited a bit longer, i will take sinovac. But i took pfizer when they said non-vac cannot go mall. Free for those totally unvax too but priority given to those with medical reasons, so moi dunno how long to wait for moi slot....probably no more stock by then so cannot work, no work office, no pay for moi, can die too. 1 TVB for life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaur4man Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 16 hours ago, chamfer said: They offered sinovac for free and under vaccine injury finanical assistance scheme. If i had waited a bit longer, i will take sinovac. But i took pfizer when they said non-vac cannot go mall. i paid for sinopharm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 (edited) @ODACHEK Have you try to book for sinopharm? Govt really taking extreme measures to flush out un-vax (without health issues). Still no update on whether they allow novavax. Edited October 24, 2021 by chamfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 19 hours ago, chamfer said: They offered sinovac for free and under vaccine injury finanical assistance scheme. If i had waited a bit longer, i will take sinovac. But i took pfizer when they said non-vac cannot go mall. i read at the other, some take mrna the fitness is not as good as before, dont know real or not, so i stick with sinovax or phram, even if i pay so be it (due to working) but if i not working there no way i will take, try making those jobless poeple take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 20 hours ago, chamfer said: They offered sinovac for free and under vaccine injury finanical assistance scheme. If i had waited a bit longer, i will take sinovac. But i took pfizer when they said non-vac cannot go mall. 3 hours ago, ODACHEK said: Free for those totally unvax too but priority given to those with medical reasons, so moi dunno how long to wait for moi slot....probably no more stock by then so cannot work, no work office, no pay for moi, can die too. do note that the scheme is only 1-off. my advice is to add additional health insurance for the next 3 yrs just in case. i see this xdd, alrdy know he will have a tough 50 or so yrs of medical complications ahead. hopefully he can pull together. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/16-year-old-cardiac-arrest-covid-19-vaccine-recovering-moh-2115736 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 9 minutes ago, socrates469bc said: do note that the scheme is only 1-off. my advice is to add additional health insurance for the next 3 yrs just in case. i see this xdd, alrdy know he will have a tough 50 or so yrs of medical complications ahead. hopefully he can pull together. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/16-year-old-cardiac-arrest-covid-19-vaccine-recovering-moh-2115736 this one trust a stranger blindly. really hope he heart can regen due to his young age 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socrates469bc Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 1 minute ago, The_King said: this one trust a stranger blindly. really hope he heart can regen due to his young age unfortunately, depending on the severity of the attack and age of the patient, the aorta valve may or may not regen. but seeing that the boy was in hospital for more than a month, the attack must have been very severe. an intelligent guess will be that the aorta will not be able to recover fully and most likely he will have a weak heart for the rest of his life. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODACHEK Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 3 hours ago, chamfer said: @ODACHEK Have you try to book for sinopharm? Govt really taking extreme measures to flush out un-vax (without health issues). Still no update on whether they allow novavax. Sinopharm jabs can be considered as "vaccinated"? TVB for life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 28 minutes ago, ODACHEK said: Sinopharm jabs can be considered as "vaccinated"? yes but vaild 4 month only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 33 minutes ago, socrates469bc said: unfortunately, depending on the severity of the attack and age of the patient, the aorta valve may or may not regen. but seeing that the boy was in hospital for more than a month, the attack must have been very severe. an intelligent guess will be that the aorta will not be able to recover fully and most likely he will have a weak heart for the rest of his life. what happen what ppl lack critical thinking. stranger give med, they just take. me take due to work, if i am not working, i will play this game forever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 I still feel i get tired easily after getting pfizer shot almost 2 weeks. I do have drug allergy and sinus problem. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 27 minutes ago, chamfer said: I still feel i get tired easily after getting pfizer shot almost 2 weeks. I do have drug allergy and sinus problem. do go for a full ody check up with private hospital and tell them you get tired easily but dont tell me the pfizer shot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODACHEK Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 10 hours ago, The_King said: yes but vaild 4 month only But Sinopharm stronger then Sinovac, for a person like me who dun want any strong foreign chemicals to enter my body, moi would choose Sinovac, less strong the better as I believe moi own immune system can produce better antibodies than vaccines did. TVB for life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 15 hours ago, chamfer said: @ODACHEK Have you try to book for sinopharm? Govt really taking extreme measures to flush out un-vax (without health issues). Still no update on whether they allow novavax. Vax already not immune to Delta liao so it's waste time... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 59 minutes ago, ODACHEK said: But Sinopharm stronger then Sinovac, for a person like me who dun want any strong foreign chemicals to enter my body, moi would choose Sinovac, less strong the better as I believe moi own immune system can produce better antibodies than vaccines did. same, if i am force to go for booster poison, i will choose Sinovac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) 53 minutes ago, XianGe said: Vax already not immune to Delta liao so it's waste time... we vax because of the law. not because we want Edited October 25, 2021 by The_King 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODACHEK Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 2 minutes ago, The_King said: same, if i am force to go for booster poison, i will choose Sinovac But cannot, gov controls everything... TVB for life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaur4man Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, The_King said: we vax because of the law. not because we want half and half actually. delta and newer variants do not discriminate. if u dont have a base level of vaxx to fight this there's a much higher chance of getting hospitalised as opposed to light home recovery. best is oral/nasal drugs and vaccines but for whatever reason is taking very long to come out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 On 10/24/2021 at 5:55 PM, aaur4man said: i paid for sinopharm... So Sinopharm got what "privilege"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaur4man Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 9 hours ago, Bigbird said: So Sinopharm got what "privilege"? the only "privilege" so far is 2 jabs consider fully vaxxed and no need to take mRNA booster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 13 hours ago, aaur4man said: the only "privilege" so far is 2 jabs consider fully vaxxed and no need to take mRNA booster But MoH says Sinovax needs 3/4 booster doses! SP has the same "build model" mah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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