SINGAPORE: About 1,050 frontline healthcare officers from the Home Team will be vaccinated for COVID-19 over the coming weeks, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Monday (Jan 11).
Among those getting vaccine shots: The Singapore Civil Defence Force’s (SCDF) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) officers, staff from the Home Team Medical Services Division and Singapore Prison Service medical services division officers.
Frontline officers from the Home Team Science and Technology Agency who run laboratory tests on swab samples from travellers will also get the vaccine.
A total of 1,123 Home Team officers had been identified for this vaccination operation, and 94 per cent had agreed to receive the jab, MHA said. Eighty officers were vaccinated on Monday.
The vaccination exercise, including the second dose, for the 1,050 Home Team officers is expected to be completed in six weeks, MHA said.
This comes after the Government had accepted a vaccination strategy that involves first inoculating healthcare workers starting Dec 30 last year, and rolling it out to more healthcare institutions in the coming weeks.
The aim is also to vaccinate the elderly, starting with those aged 70 years and above, from February, before vaccinating other Singaporeans and long-term residents who are medically eligible for vaccination.
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Among those getting vaccine shots: The Singapore Civil Defence Force’s (SCDF) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) officers, staff from the Home Team Medical Services Division and Singapore Prison Service medical services division officers.
Frontline officers from the Home Team Science and Technology Agency who run laboratory tests on swab samples from travellers will also get the vaccine.
A total of 1,123 Home Team officers had been identified for this vaccination operation, and 94 per cent had agreed to receive the jab, MHA said. Eighty officers were vaccinated on Monday.
The vaccination exercise, including the second dose, for the 1,050 Home Team officers is expected to be completed in six weeks, MHA said.
This comes after the Government had accepted a vaccination strategy that involves first inoculating healthcare workers starting Dec 30 last year, and rolling it out to more healthcare institutions in the coming weeks.
The aim is also to vaccinate the elderly, starting with those aged 70 years and above, from February, before vaccinating other Singaporeans and long-term residents who are medically eligible for vaccination.
More at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/new...e-team-frontline-healthcare-officers-13935802
