January 27, 2021
The community vaccination centre at Tanjong Pagar Community Club is part of the facilities that cater to residents aged 70 and above.
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - Each of the 24 towns here will have one community vaccination centre by end-March capable of delivering 2,000 vaccinations a day, as the nation ramps up its Covid-19 vaccination drive.
This will ensure that when more vaccines arrive, they can be quickly distributed to the population, in particular the elderly, explained Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing on Tuesday (Jan 26) during a visit to the community vaccination centre at Tanjong Pagar Community Club (CC).
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As vaccination drive begins at Changi Airport, Singapore Airlines urged to be first in world to vaccinate all staff
Tuesday, January 19th 2021
A mass exercise to vaccinate 37,000 front-line workers in the aviation and maritime sectors in Singapore began yesterday, paving the way for a revival of the flagging airline industry.
Vaccinating Singapore s 37,000 frontline aviation and maritime staff is seen as key to reopening borders of the island-state. Photo courtesy: Twitter/@caasint
The Singapore government also urged workers at its national airline to help make it the world s first carrier with all staff vaccinated against COVID-19, with Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Phong Choon also encouraging employees to receive shots.
When Raffles Medical Group received the call to set up a vaccination centre at Singapore’s Changi Airport Terminal 4, it took just five days to get the whole operation up and running.
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Singapore: 37000 Workers Including Seafarers Start Getting Vaccinated
January 18, 2021
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As COVID vaccine rollout to frontline workers takes center stage all over the world, seafarers and aviation workers are being prioritized alongwith healthcare workers, and Singapore has taken the lead in this matter as it has said that maritime workers would be getting the vaccine on priority.
Singapore became one of the first countries to prioritise COVID-19 vaccinations for frontline maritime personnel. These workers go onboard vessels at our port and come in contact with people from outside of Singapore. This vaccination exercise is part of the national COVID-19 vaccination strategy to protect frontline personnel and their