Chitchat NUSS To Stop Segregating Toilets And Changing Rooms Based On Covid Vaccination Status! Buckled Under Oppie Pressure!

[JohnTan]

SINGAPORE - The National University of Singapore Society (NUSS) said it will stop segregating toilets and changing rooms at its sports facilities on the basis of the users' vaccination status.

Its statement came after photos of a sign that said only vaccinated individuals were allowed to use a toilet at one of the clubhouses were widely shared on social media in the past week.

Many netizens opposed the move and said it was discriminatory.

In a message to its members on Friday (Aug 13), the graduate club said the segregation had been in line with an advisory issued by Sport Singapore (SportSG) on Aug 7, but it retracted the arrangement after the statutory board advised against it.

"The conditions specified by Sport Singapore required the toilets and changing rooms to be separately demarcated for vaccinated and unvaccinated persons," said NUSS.

The society has sports facilities at its three clubhouses at Kent Ridge, Suntec City mall and Mandalay Road in the Novena area.

The portion of the SportSG advisory that NUSS said it was complying with stated: "Enterprises will have to ensure that vaccinated individuals who participate in (indoor unmasked) activities do not mix with other users for the entire time they are within the facility (including in common areas such as changing rooms and toilets)."

NUSS said it was later advised by SportSG to allow vaccinated and unvaccinated people to use the same toilets and changing rooms at its sports facilities, provided they adhered to the safe management rules set out in the advisory.

In response to queries, a SportSG spokesman said the measures do not require facility owners to restrict common toilet facilities to vaccinated patrons.

The spokesman said SportSG reached out to NUSS to explain that the principle behind the cited portion of the advisory was to prohibit the mingling and congregating of users in the facility.

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...g-toilets-at-sports-facilities-by-vaccination

 

[glockman]

 

[JohnTan]

I don't see anything wrong with this. Restaurants are now allowing dine-in for vaccinated people. Why not toilets and changing rooms, where people expose their bodies while changing? Changing seems like a more high risk for covid exposure than dining.

 

[dredd]

They should have the users pay for a COVID test and wait for 24 hours for a negative result before using it.

 

[glockman]

I don't see anything wrong with this. Restaurants are now allowing dine-in for vaccinated people. Why not toilets and changing rooms, where people expose their bodies while changing? Changing seems like a more high risk for covid exposure than dining.

Oh come off it. They ought to uphold the ethos of inclusiveness, respect for individual thinking. Especially so since they are connected to the premier tertiary education in sg. They should not encourage division and prejudices. Leave that to your pap who's doing a great job with that.

 

[glockman]

They should have the users pay for a COVID test and wait for 24 hours for a negative result before using it.

You and your tongue in cheek again.

 

[dredd]

Oh come off it. They ought to uphold the ethos of inclusiveness, respect for individual thinking. Especially so since they are connected to the premier tertiary education in sg. They should not encourage division and prejudices. Leave that to your pap who's doing a great job with that.

Bro, respect for individual thinking, discrimination, whatever... has no consideration when it comes to public health safety. Same like you need to wear masks in many places here and abroad. Vaccination is not the same as being of a different race or being gay where you have no choice.

In other countries, vaccinations are mandatory and they even make people carry vaccination passports which is more "discrimitory". At least there is still respect here for those who choose not to vaccinate, so the alternative is for them to go for testing regularly and since they choose not to believe in science and data, they need to pay for the tests themselves. This is very fair.

 

[mojito]

Did he actually graduate?

 

[laksaboy]

If you're a NUS alumni and have flipped through copies of 'The AlumNUS' magazines, this should be no surprise at all.

 

[po2wq]

NUSS To Stop Segregating Toilets And Changing Rooms Based On Covid Vaccination Status! Buckled Under Oppie Pressure! ...​

oppie power! ...

 

[Loofydralb]

If this isn't proof of the incompetency of leaders in organisations in Sg, then what is.

 

[CPTMiller]

Oh come off it. They ought to uphold the ethos of inclusiveness, respect for individual thinking. Especially so since they are connected to the premier tertiary education in sg. They should not encourage division and prejudices. Leave that to your pap who's doing a great job with that.

Who manage it must be pro Ah loong gang.
You cannot expect them to be professional or fair.

 

[CPTMiller]

I don't see anything wrong with this. Restaurants are now allowing dine-in for vaccinated people. Why not toilets and changing rooms, where people expose their bodies while changing? Changing seems like a more high risk for covid exposure than dining.

They listening to government way so there is no problem.
Why people want to complain.

 

[laksaboy]

I sexually identify as a vaccinated person.

 

[glockman]

Bro, respect for individual thinking, discrimination, whatever... has no consideration when it comes to public health safety. Same like you need to wear masks in many places here and abroad. Vaccination is not the same as being of a different race or being gay where you have no choice.

In other countries, vaccinations are mandatory and they even make people carry vaccination passports which is more "discrimitory". At least there is still respect here for those who choose not to vaccinate, so the alternative is for them to go for testing regularly and since they choose not to believe in science and data, they need to pay for the tests themselves. This is very fair.

I get what you're saying bro. But if we start from the premise that vaxed or unvaxed, a person can still be infectious then all these discrimination is unfair for the most part. For restaurants they have no choice, because the idiotic govt has mandated it. But in this instance, they were too eager to implement a short-sighted directive issued by SportSG.

Respect here for those who choose not to vaccinate? I beg to differ. It's already started, in my opinion. Because the govt has started this discrimination, vaxed people are getting bold. Asking others whether they are vaxed or not. It slowly starting to replace Have you eaten? I would rather the govt made it mandatory for all to get vaxed, and not give the impression of being magnanimous by giving a choice. When it is really a Hobson's choice.

 

[glockman]

Did he actually graduate?

I believe he did not. But he is still quite powerful, right? Able to overturn a decision just with a single tweet.

 

[JohnTan]

If this isn't proof of the incompetency of leaders in organisations in Sg, then what is.

The PAP leaders have a proven track record in competency. Otherwise, how did Singapore do so well for the past 56 years?

 

[Loofydralb]

The PAP leaders have a proven track record in competency. Otherwise, how did Singapore do so well for the past 56 years?

Credit goes to the hard working greedy selfish assholes who will cheat, steal and lie to get ahead.

 

[JohnTan]

Credit goes to the hard working greedy selfish assholes who will cheat, steal and lie to get ahead.

Credit also goes to locals and responsible foreigners who got themselves fully vaccinated asap. I hope you're one of them.

 

[Loofydralb]

Credit also goes to locals and responsible foreigners who got themselves fully vaccinated asap. I hope you're one of them.

I hope you readily admit some melayus are way more intelligent than chinks.

In a critical experiment, where the outcome is unclear, it would be wise to have 2 controlled groups, just in case one fail, you don't end up with all your eggs in one basket.

Do you want to be in the basket with Whore Jinx?