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3 people experienced severe allergic reaction to COVID-19 vaccine; symptoms promptly detected and treated : MOH
A healthcare worker prepares to administer a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination exercise at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) in Singapore on Dec 30, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Lee Jia Wen, Ministry of Communications and Information, handout)
28 Jan 2021 10:59PM (Updated:
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SINGAPORE: Three cases of anaphylaxis - or rapid onset of severe allergic reactions - were reported out of the more than 113,000 people who have received the COVID-19 vaccine to date, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday (Jan 28).
SINGAPORE, Jan 23 The Covid-19 vaccination exercise for seniors will kick off in Singapore next Wednesday (January 27) with pilots in Ang Mo Kio and Tanjong Pagar, where larger numbers of seniors live. Vaccinations will be extended progressively to seniors islandwide from the middle of next.