Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) to date, what is the number of patients suffering from long COVID broken down by (i) duration (ii) demographic and (iii) vaccination status; and (b) whether the Ministry tracks the number of such patients who are adversely and severely affected in their ability to work, study, orContinue reading “NUMBER AND PROFILE OF PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM LONG COVID”
Category Archives: Covid-19
COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOT REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLERS ENTERING SINGAPORE
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health whether the Government is considering COVID-19 booster shot requirements for international travellers entering Singapore to be considered as fully vaccinated, in line with domestic vaccination-differentiated safe management measures. Mr Ong Ye Kung: For purposes of facilitating travel, it will be better to adopt internationally recognized standards, such asContinue reading “COVID-19 BOOSTER SHOT REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVELLERS ENTERING SINGAPORE”
RATIONALE FOR TWO COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT TRAVEL HISTORIES AND DISCHARGE DATES TO BE ROOMED TOGETHER
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health what is the rationale behind the policy that two COVID-19-positive individuals, with different travel histories and discharge dates, can be roomed together. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Confirmed COVID-19 cases may be isolated together in the same room as there is no risk from reinfection during the course ofContinue reading “RATIONALE FOR TWO COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT TRAVEL HISTORIES AND DISCHARGE DATES TO BE ROOMED TOGETHER”
ASSESSMENT OF USE OF NON-MRNA COVID-19 VACCINES IN WIDER POPULATION
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health (a) what are the considerations for not making the Sinovac-CoronaVac and Sinopharm vaccines generally available to children and adolescents, except adolescents who are not medically eligible for the Pfizer-BionNTech/Comirnaty vaccine; and (b) whether the Ministry has plans to make at least one non-mRNA vaccine generally available toContinue reading “ASSESSMENT OF USE OF NON-MRNA COVID-19 VACCINES IN WIDER POPULATION”
ACTIONS TO VERIFY VACCINATIONS OR ART RESULTS ADMINISTERED BY CLINICS LINKED TO ALLEGED VACCINE FRAUD CASE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) what action is being taken to verify that all vaccinations or Antigen Rapid Test (ART) results administered by the clinics linked to the alleged vaccine fraud case are accurate and for any discrepancies to be corrected in the relevant database; and (b) what action will be takenContinue reading “ACTIONS TO VERIFY VACCINATIONS OR ART RESULTS ADMINISTERED BY CLINICS LINKED TO ALLEGED VACCINE FRAUD CASE”
INCREASING NUMBER OF DAILY SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE-INDONESIA VACCINATED TRAVEL LANE FLIGHTS TO ALLOW MORE WORKERS TO RETURN HOME
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport whether the Ministry will consider increasing the number of daily Singapore-Malaysia and Singapore-Indonesia Vaccinated Travel Lane flights to allow more workers to return home. Mr S Iswaran: MOT and the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) closely monitor the demand for Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) flights. In theContinue reading “INCREASING NUMBER OF DAILY SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE-INDONESIA VACCINATED TRAVEL LANE FLIGHTS TO ALLOW MORE WORKERS TO RETURN HOME”
AVAILABILITY OF COVID-19 HEALTHCARE AWARD OR SIMILAR AWARD SCHEME FOR CLEANING STAFF IN NON-HEALTHCARE SETTINGS TO RECOGNISE CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL EFFORT AGAINST PANDEMIC
Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment whether the COVID-19 Healthcare Award, or a similar award scheme, will be made available to cleaning staff in non-healthcare settings, to recognise their contribution to the national effort against COVID-19 as such workers bear the highest exposure risk outside of the healthcare field and are usuallyContinue reading “AVAILABILITY OF COVID-19 HEALTHCARE AWARD OR SIMILAR AWARD SCHEME FOR CLEANING STAFF IN NON-HEALTHCARE SETTINGS TO RECOGNISE CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL EFFORT AGAINST PANDEMIC”
RATIONALE FOR CALIBRATION OF VACCINATED TRAVEL LANE QUOTAS BY COUNTRY AND SETTING SEPARATE SALES CAPS AND QUOTAS FOR VTL (LAND) AND VTL (AIR)
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Transport whether the Government will consider (i) calibrating current Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) quotas by country and its rationale for doing or not doing so and (ii) setting separate sales caps and quotas for VTL (Land) as compared to VTL (Air) quotas. Mr S Iswaran: We have implemented quotasContinue reading “RATIONALE FOR CALIBRATION OF VACCINATED TRAVEL LANE QUOTAS BY COUNTRY AND SETTING SEPARATE SALES CAPS AND QUOTAS FOR VTL (LAND) AND VTL (AIR)”
NUMBER OF HEALTH RISK WARNINGS ISSUED WITH BREAKDOWN OF CASES SINCE REVISION OF HEALTHCARE PROTOCOLS FROM 11 OCTOBER 2021
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health since the revision of healthcare protocols from 11 October 2021, what is the number of (i) Health Risk Warnings (HRWs) issued, with the breakdown by cases which are identified by TraceTogether records, SafeEntry records, and household member of a COVID-19 positive case, respectively and (ii) cases thatContinue reading “NUMBER OF HEALTH RISK WARNINGS ISSUED WITH BREAKDOWN OF CASES SINCE REVISION OF HEALTHCARE PROTOCOLS FROM 11 OCTOBER 2021”
UPDATE ON ASSESSMENT OF NOVAVAX VACCINE
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health (a) whether he can provide an update on the Ministry’s assessment of the Novavax vaccine; (b) whether the Ministry has found any data to support or reject its use for children below the age of 12; and (c) how will the Ministry encourage people who are scepticalContinue reading “UPDATE ON ASSESSMENT OF NOVAVAX VACCINE”
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