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SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): More than 113,000 people have received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday (Jan 28).
January 29, 2021
Volunteers wait to get the Covid-19 vaccine as they participate in a trial run at the vaccination centre in Tanjong Pagar Community Club, on Jan 26, 2021.
SINGAPORE - More than 113,000 people have received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Thursday (Jan 28).
Among them, there were 432 adverse event reports linked to symptoms generally associated with all vaccinations. These include injection site pain and swelling, fever, headache, fatigue, body aches, giddiness, nausea and allergic reactions such as itch, rash, swelling of eyes or lip. Most of these symptoms resolved on their own within a few days, said the MOH.
Over 113,000 people in Singapore have received first dose of COVID-19 vaccine: MOH
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The Ministry of Health on Thursday said that as of January 27, more than 113,000 individuals had received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Additionally, more than 50 people have received their second dose of the vaccine and completed the full vaccination regimen.
The first day of COVID-19 vaccination for seniors aged 70 years old and above commenced on January 27 with two pilots at the Ang Mo Kio and Tanjong Pagar towns, with more than 250 seniors vaccinated on the first day, said MOH.
“Sign-ups for COVID-19 vaccination by seniors in the community have been encouraging. We expect more seniors to sign up in the coming days as letters are progressively being sent to invite them to book an appointment for their vaccination,” the ministry added.