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Is Singapore on track to reach its Aug 9 Covid-19 vaccination target?
For every 100 people in Singapore,
59 have received their first dose and
37 are fully vaccinated as at June 30, 2021.
A total of 5,485,548 doses have been administered in Singapore so far.
Both first and second doses are currently being administered.
First dose | Second dose (fully vaccinated) |
---|
3,376,297
as at June 30 | 2,109,251
as at June 30 |
Singapore aims to fully vaccinate two-thirds of its population by around National Day on Aug 9. How close are we to this target?
We know
around 2 million people have been fully vaccinated as at June 28. This is
37 per cent of the total Singapore population, or more than half of the August target.
In the last month,
12,000 people received their second doses per day on average.
If we continue at this pace, it could take up to...
But Singapore is accelerating its vaccination programme in order to fully vaccinate two-thirds, or 67 per cent, of the population by
Aug 9.
To reach this target, we will need to administer second doses to around 1.7 million more people, or
40,000 per day on average.
Singapore aims to nearly double the number of daily doses given to
up to 80,000 to meet this demand.
But reaching this ambitious target depends on various factors, such as vaccine supply, take-up rate and interval between the first and second doses.
“With our accelerated vaccination programme, we can now raise this target to have two-thirds of our people fully vaccinated with two doses around National Day. This is an ambitious target, but achievable,” said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung at a virtual press conference on June 24.
How Singapore plans to ramp up its vaccine roll-out
The next milestone is for two-thirds of the population to receive
their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine by early July. To achieve this goal, Singapore plans to add 500,000 slots for those making their first-dose appointments, for between now and mid-July.
Starting on June 26, Singapore is
accelerating its vaccination programme and will be able to administer up to
80,000 daily doses, a big jump from
47,000 in June.
In the past month, 25 per cent of all jabs given were second doses. As more first doses are administered, the number of second doses will also increase.
Currently the interval between doses is six to eight weeks. This may be shortened to four weeks, once most of the population who are willing to take the vaccine have received their first dose.
“Once you achieve that, it will not make sense to have people continue to wait six to eight weeks until August or beyond for the second doses,” Health Minister Ong Ye Kung, who co-chairs the multi-ministry task force on Covid-19, said on June 24.
This means that people will, at some point, be invited to rebook and select an earlier date to get a second dose. This will allow more to complete their vaccination with two doses and receive maximum protection sooner. More details will be announced when ready.
Where to get Covid-19 vaccine in Singapore
There is at least one community vaccination centre set up in most of the HDB towns.
All polyclinics and some GP clinics can also administer the vaccine. Here’s the full list on the
government website.
Vaccination to be offered to rest of population from July 2
Singapore rolled out its vaccination plan in phases, starting with priority groups.
The vaccine’s complicated and ultra-cold journey
Currently, two mRNA vaccines – one by Pfizer-BioNTech and the other by US firm Moderna – have been approved for use in Singapore. Both these vaccines go through a complex distribution process from Belgium.
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which was the first vaccine to be administered in Singapore, needs to be stored at a temperature of -60 to -80 deg C, and then thawed to between 2 and 8 deg C.
Moderna’s vaccines, which is also approved for use in Singapore, were shipped from Brussels, Belgium and had a transit stop in the UAE.
Like the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, Moderna’s vaccine also needs to be stored below freezing temperatures. The vials need to be stored between -25 and -15 deg C and refrigerated between 2 and 8 deg C for up to 30 days prior to use.
Inside a vaccination centre
Here is the layout of the vaccination centre at Tanjong Pagar.
When it’s time for you to get the jab at a facility, here’s what to expect:
- A staff member will ask about your medical history and eligibility for the vaccine.
- Next, after waiting in the waiting area, a volunteer will usher you to a vaccination booth, where a medical professional will administer the jab.
- After receiving the vaccine, you will stay in the observation zone for 30 minutes to see if negative reactions occur. If adverse reactions occur, you will be treated by an on-site doctor at a nurse station.
- If no reactions occur, a volunteer will ask you questions about how you’re feeling and schedule an appointment for your second dose.
Methodology
- The ST data team inputs the number of doses administered from MOH’s weekly update, which are updated every Wednesday. From these figures, we calculate the average number of second doses administered per day over the previous four-week period to account for weekly variation. We then use this average as the daily rate in the “current pace” scenario.
- The total population figure includes citizens, permanent residents and non-residents of all ages.
- The calculations do not take into account other factors such as supply of doses available, attitudes towards vaccination and waiting times.
Source: Ministry of Health
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