All who take Covid-19 jabs will get physical vaccination card, cannot choose which vaccine to take

[The_King]

SINGAPORE - People who opt to take the Covid-19 vaccine will receive a physical vaccination card, and will be able to check their vaccination records online, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Monday (Jan 4).

He noted that nearly 60 per cent of people indicated through surveys and other government outreach methods that they will get inoculated once a vaccine is available, while around a third said they would wait for more data before deciding.

Mr Gan also told Parliament that people will not be able to choose which vaccine they want.

 

He said the vaccination card will indicate which vaccine was administered and the appointment dates for the second vaccine dose, and will also provide brief post-vaccination advice.

Some vaccines, such as the one developed by Pfizer-BioNTech, require two doses to be administered 21 days apart, and an additional 14 days after the second dose to reach maximum protection against the virus.

Vaccine records will be updated in the National Immunisation Registry, the minister added.

 

Mr Louis Chua (Sengkang GRC) asked if individuals will be allowed to choose which vaccine they wish to take, when more than one has been approved for use.

Mr Gan said allowing individuals to choose will "unnecessarily complicate the already complex vaccination programme".

Instead, the allocation of vaccines will largely be based on the medical indications of the different vaccines and the suitability of a vaccine for different sub-groups in the population, as well as vaccine availability.

"Anyway, in the immediate term, only the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been approved for use," Mr Gan said. "So there is no choice."

[XianGe]

Wat if they only left with sinovac? 

[The_King]

you cannot choose, but you can ask the doc you want to see the unopen version and they open  infront of you before you take, and if dont see the brand you want, just reject and say you change your mind, and since it not open then there no risk

[Bigbird]

This also got cert!

 

 

[Coffee_O]

17 hours ago, The_King said:

Mr Gan said allowing individuals to choose will "unnecessarily complicate the already complex vaccination programme".

 

So that being said. Does ministers got the right to choose?

if yes then why master = "We" do not have to rights to choose whilst servants = "MP" got the right to choose? 

[Standing Birdy]

If want to choose just monitor fb or telegram. Sure will have people reporting which clinic they went and which vaccine they guinea pig for