Singapore initiates COVID-19 vaccination with Pfizer-BioNTech jab
Singapore initiates COVID-19 vaccination with Pfizer-BioNTech jab 01 January 2021 | News A senior staff nurse at National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) is first to receive a Pfizer-BioNTech jab for Covid-19 in Singapore
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Singapore kick-started its national Covid-19 vaccination programme on 30 Dec 2020, with a senior staff nurse who screens suspected COVID-19 cases at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) with Pfizer-BioNTech jab. By the end of the day, 40 NCID staff members had received their injections, including Professor Leo Yee Sin, the centre’s executive director.
The remaining NCID staff will be progressively vaccinated, with the National Healthcare Group (NHG) management and staff starting in January.
Dr Kalisvar Marimuthu has been priming his loved ones over the last three months for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, Singapore s first and only approved Covid-19 vaccine.
And yesterday, his anticipation of the momentous event came to fruition when the 43-year-old senior consultant at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) rolled up his sleeve as the second Singaporean to receive the jab, at NCID s Day Treatment Centre. I m feeling good and lucky. feeling a bit emotional because the vaccine is potentially a game changer, Dr Kalisvar, who manages suspected and confirmed Covid-19 cases, told reporters after his injection. It has been a long journey for us to reach here, it has been tough for all of us. Vaccines have brought pandemics to their knees in the past, he said, adding that he hoped history would repeat itself.
The process of vaccinating Singaporeans against Covid-19 will take some time as it is challenging and must be carried out safely and carefully, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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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)
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