Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) whether medical personnel are trained to explain the nature of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) cycle threshold (CT) values to COVID‐19 patients; and (b) whether it is in the standard operating procedures not to release the CT values to the COVID‐19 patients when such values areContinue reading “TRAINED MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO EXPLAIN NATURE OF POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION CYCLE THRESHOLD (CT) VALUES TO COVID-19 PATIENTS AND RELEASE CT VALUES TO PATIENTS”
Category Archives: Covid-19
DATA ON CHILDREN AGED 12 AND ABOVE WHO REMAIN UNVACCINATED FROM COVID-19
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) how many children in Singapore aged 12 and above remain unvaccinated from COVID-19, broken down by (i) age group (ii) race (iii) whether citizen, permanent resident or foreigner and (iv) employment status; and (b) of those who are still unvaccinated, how many are medically ineligible for vaccination,Continue reading “DATA ON CHILDREN AGED 12 AND ABOVE WHO REMAIN UNVACCINATED FROM COVID-19”
BREAKDOWN OF EMPLOYEES UNVACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 BY AGE GROUP AND JOB TYPE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Manpower with regard to the estimated 52,000 employees in Singapore who are still unvaccinated against COVID-19 (a) what is the breakdown by (i) age group and (ii) job type; and (b) whether there is any estimate on how many of these employees are pregnant women. Dr Tan See Leng: AsContinue reading “BREAKDOWN OF EMPLOYEES UNVACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 BY AGE GROUP AND JOB TYPE”
GOVERNMENT’S PURCHASE AGREEMENTS FOR NEW COVID-19 ANTI-VIRAL DRUGS
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health with regard to the COVID-19 anti-viral drugs Paxlovid and Molnupiravir (a) whether the Government (i) has signed a purchase agreement for Paxlovid and (ii) is considering to sign further purchase agreements for Molnupiravir; (b) what is the number of courses purchased for each of these drugs; (c)Continue reading “GOVERNMENT’S PURCHASE AGREEMENTS FOR NEW COVID-19 ANTI-VIRAL DRUGS”
ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS OF COVID-19 VACCINES ON YOUNGER CHILDREN AND SINGAPORE’S DECISION TO EXTEND VACCINATION TO YOUNGER CHILDREN
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health (a) what are the potential risks or side effects of taking COVID-19 vaccination for persons (i) between ages 12 and 18 and (ii) ages below 12; (b) whether the Government will consider not mandating vaccination for these groups of persons until more is known about the possibleContinue reading “ASSESSMENT OF EFFECTS OF COVID-19 VACCINES ON YOUNGER CHILDREN AND SINGAPORE’S DECISION TO EXTEND VACCINATION TO YOUNGER CHILDREN”
UPDATE ON COVID-19 WORKPLACE AND AND VACCINATION DIFFERENTIATED MEASURES
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Health with regard to the number of deaths in Singapore due to COVID-19 in 2021 (a) how many were fully vaccinated at the at the time of infection; and (b) of the deceased who were fully vaccinated, what is the breakdown in numbers of those who received vaccinesContinue reading “UPDATE ON COVID-19 WORKPLACE AND AND VACCINATION DIFFERENTIATED MEASURES”
PLANS TO JUMPSTART AVIATION SECTOR, ENSURE SUCCESS OF SINGAPORE AIRSHOW 2022 AND EXTEND VACCINATED TRAVEL LANES GIVEN RISE OF COVID-19 OMICRON VARIANT
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Transport in light of the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 (a) how does the Ministry review its border control measures for air travel with all countries as well as Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL) and non-VTL travel with Malaysia, with the view to striking a meaningful balanceContinue reading “PLANS TO JUMPSTART AVIATION SECTOR, ENSURE SUCCESS OF SINGAPORE AIRSHOW 2022 AND EXTEND VACCINATED TRAVEL LANES GIVEN RISE OF COVID-19 OMICRON VARIANT”
UPDATE ON COVID-19 TREATMENTS, VACCINATION EFFICACY AND ROLL-OUT FOR CHILDREN AND BOOSTER JABS
Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Health (a) how many Singaporeans and Permanent Residents (PRs) respectively are deemed to be medically ineligible for COVID-19 vaccination; and (b) excluding these persons, how many Singaporeans and PRs respectively remain unvaccinated as of December 2021. Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health in view of the emergence ofContinue reading “UPDATE ON COVID-19 TREATMENTS, VACCINATION EFFICACY AND ROLL-OUT FOR CHILDREN AND BOOSTER JABS”
SUPPORT MEASURES FOR PHASE TWO (HEIGHTENED ALERT) AND PHASE THREE (HEIGHTENED ALERT), AND SUPPORT MEASURES FOR PHASE TWO (HEIGHTENED ALERT)
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mdm Deputy Speaker. I thank the Minister for the round-up. A quick question on an issue which some Members brought up, which is foreign workers who are currently still in the dormitories. I understand they get to go to certain facilities within a closed-off area in the dormitory forContinue reading “SUPPORT MEASURES FOR PHASE TWO (HEIGHTENED ALERT) AND PHASE THREE (HEIGHTENED ALERT), AND SUPPORT MEASURES FOR PHASE TWO (HEIGHTENED ALERT)”
FIFTH UPDATE ON WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO COVID-19
Mr Pritam Singh (Aljunied): Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. I have a few questions for Minister MTI, Mr Gan Kim Yong and originally, Minister for Health, but I think I will direct them to the Minister for Home Affairs. The first series of questions pertain to the differentiated regime between vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, whichContinue reading “FIFTH UPDATE ON WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT RESPONSES TO COVID-19”
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