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15-year-old Erin Rae Yeo receiving her Covid-19 vaccination at Bishan Community Club on June 3, 2021. Singapore Ministry of Education pic via TODAY
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SINGAPORE, June 28 The expert committee on Covid-19 vaccination has reiterated its stance that the benefits of receiving messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) Covid-19 vaccines continue to outweigh the risks of vaccination, in response to another open letter from a group of doctors, this time calling for vaccination of youths to be halted.
The doctors had made the call in an open letter on social media, following reports of the United States Centres for Diseases Control and Prevention’s (CDC) investigations into the death of a 13-year-old boy after being vaccinated with the second dose of an mRNA vaccine. The CDC is the US’ national public health agency.
SINGAPORE, June 3 (The Straits Times/ANN) - The national Covid-19 vaccination drive for more than 400,000 students aged 12 and above kicked off as early as 8am on Thursday (June 3), starting with those taking their N, O, and A-level examinations.
SINGAPORE - Over 9,000 students booked appointments to receive their Covid-19 jabs on Thursday (June 3) as the national vaccination drive for more than 400,000 students kicked off.
Since Tuesday, students taking their N, O, and A-level examinations as well as those in polytechnics or their first year of junior college have been invited to take the vaccine.
Announcing this on Thursday evening, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said he was heartened by the positive response from students and the high sign-up rate.
“As we battle the evolving challenges from the pandemic, vaccination remains the best way to keep our students and children safe,” said the minister in a Facebook post.