Things to take note when you go for your Covid Vaccination

[therock]

I think we should never forget it's a privilege to get the jab free. 

Many people have to pay a lot to get a jab.

Some people in USA even travel to a different place and pretend to be a resident there to skip the queue.

Other countries aren't even getting their jabs. Thailand is only starting to vaccinate. This should be communicated to Singaporeans who want more and more.

And as usual, nothing is free. Don't complain when the taxes change or the GST is affected... 

[therock]

Do's and don'ts before and after vaccination: 

https://www.straitstimes.com/life/getting-vaccinated-dos-and-donts-before-and-after-your-covid-19-jab

Doctors' tips

Before vaccination:

• Ensure you are well rested and healthy before each jab. If you feel unwell, visit the doctor and postpone the vaccination if necessary.

• Schedule a day or two of rest at home after each jab.

• Eat nutritious, well-balanced meals with fruit and vegetables.

• Read up on vaccines and their side effects.

• Avoid alcohol before and after vaccination as it can cause dehydration and worsen nausea.

• Avoid trying anything new, such as a food product or cosmetics, before and after vaccination.

• For teenagers, talk to your grandparents or parents to find out about their vaccination experience, so you know what to expect and how to cope.

• Prepare some paracetamol to treat side effects.

After vaccination:

• Apply a cool towel over the injection site to create a cold compress to reduce any swelling and pain.

• Try not to strain the injected arm and keep the injection site clean.

• Stay hydrated and get ample rest. Take one to two days off, if necessary.

• Avoid strenuous activities, such as hiking or swimming, right after the vaccination.

• Monitor your health and look out for any symptoms. If you feel unwell, consult a doctor.

• Follow a balanced diet, get enough sleep and exercise regularly to boost the immune system. You can also take vitamin C to boost your immunity.

[therock]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/similar-side-effects-of-covid-19-jab-for-adolescents-and-adults

The side effects that adolescents may experience after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against Covid-19 are similar to those experienced by adults and should generally resolve after a few days, experts have said.

These side effects include pain and redness over the injection site, muscle aches, fatigue and fever.

According to a recent United States clinical trial in which 1,131 children aged between 12 and 15 received the Pfizer vaccine, the side effects settled within one to three days, said Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang, vice-dean of global health at the National University of Singapore's Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health.

This is similar to what adults experience as well.

"The safety profile was excellent, and there was only one child with a severe enough reaction that the second dose was not administered," said Prof Hsu, commenting on the results of the clinical trial. That child had a fever of more than 40 deg C.

[therock]

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/pfizer-to-test-covid-19-vaccine-in-larger-group-of-children-below-12

 

 

NEW YORK (REUTERS) - Pfizer said on Tuesday (June 😎 it will begin testing its Covid-19 vaccine in a larger group of children under age 12 after selecting a lower dose of the shot in an earlier stage of the trial.

The study will enroll up to 4,500 children at more than 90 clinical sites in the United States, Finland, Poland and Spain, the company said.

Based on safety, tolerability and the immune response generated by 144 children in a Phase I study of the two-dose shot, Pfizer said it will test a dose of 10 micrograms in children between five and 11 years of age, and three micrograms for the age group of six months to five.

A Pfizer spokesman said the company expects data from five to 11-year-olds in September and would likely ask regulators for emergency use authorisation later that month. Data for children two to five years old could arrive soon after that, he said.

Pfizer expects to have data from the six-month to two-year-old age group sometime in October or November.

 

[therock]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/will-those-who-are-vaccinated-need-covid-19-booster-shots-and-if-so-when

 

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But it is still early days yet on the question of exactly when such shots may be needed, as the duration of the immunity generated by vaccination is yet unclear, they said.

"Booster shots are necessary not just if the protective effects of vaccines wane, but also if new coronavirus variants become increasingly resistant to present vaccines," said Professor Teo Yik Ying, dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore (NUS).

"For the latter, it's not specifically a booster shot per se, since it will actually be an updated vaccine very much like annual flu shots that we already have now."

Prof Teo believes that a clearer picture will emerge in the second half of this year, though he said it would always be difficult to predict the impact of new variants.

 

[therock]

https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/sinovacs-covid-19-vaccine-gains-china-approval-for-emergency-use-in-children

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BEIJING (REUTERS) - Sinovac Biotech's Covid-19 vaccine has been approved by China for emergency use in people aged between three and 17, its chairman Yin Weidong told state TV late on Friday (June 4).

The country's mass inoculation drive, which administered 723.5 million doses as of June 3, is currently open only to those 18 and above.

When Sinovac's shot will be offered to younger groups depends on health authorities formulating China's vaccination strategies, Mr Yin said.

 

[therock]

List of HSA approved masks

https://www.hsa.gov.sg/announcements/regulatory-updates/list-of-surgical-masks-manufactured-by-local-licensed-manufacturers

[therock]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/vaccine-efficacy-effectiveness-meaning-pfizer-sinovac-moderna-14978556

Only a quarter of users identified the accurate interpretation – if vaccine efficacy is 95 per cent, your chances of getting COVID-19 will be 95 per cent lower if you are vaccinated than if you are not.

Instead, most people are under the impression that if you get vaccinated, you still have a 5 per cent chance of getting COVID-19. 

This suggests that many people have an inflated sense of their risk of COVID-19 if they get vaccinated, and this could undermine confidence in how much benefit these vaccines provide.

[therock]

Adapting to the local culture for vaccinations..

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/japan-tsunami-soma-covid-19-vaccination-14992766 

[Ash2017]

On 6/10/2021 at 10:21 AM, therock said:

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/vaccine-efficacy-effectiveness-meaning-pfizer-sinovac-moderna-14978556

Only a quarter of users identified the accurate interpretation – if vaccine efficacy is 95 per cent, your chances of getting COVID-19 will be 95 per cent lower if you are vaccinated than if you are not.

Instead, most people are under the impression that if you get vaccinated, you still have a 5 per cent chance of getting COVID-19. 

This suggests that many people have an inflated sense of their risk of COVID-19 if they get vaccinated, and this could undermine confidence in how much benefit these vaccines provide.

@therock 

In a way you are right. However, it is important to why people decide to look at the glass as 1/2 empty rather than 1/2 full.

If the situation is such:

If you buy a Toto ticket your chance of winning anything is 95%, nobody will even entertain the 5%.

 

But the situation with the vaccine is different:

1. there are controversies, even doctors among themselves are not together on this.

2. vaccine effectiveness results were based on which population (eg Western, Africans) and that effectiveness may not be same for Chinese, Malays, Indians even aliens like Radx.

3. there is a chance that a health person taking the vaccine may walk out of the vaccination centre in a body bag or permanently stuck in a bed for life

4. those vaccinated eg in airport, were also infected

5. anybody able to claim the ViFap yet, so far all deaths reported were not related to vaccination

6. in all senses, this in reality is NOT a vaccine by definition, because a vaccine provides immunity to prevent the disease from occurring but in this case it is provide some protection from the severity of the infection

7. Now, they are about convinced that you will need yearly shots to be "protected". So will you be vulnerable at the 10 or 11 months after the vaccination or vulnerability starts at precisely 12 months.

 

These are some of the reasons why some choose to reflect on the 5%. 5% is not a small number compared to 0.0005%. 5% meant that 1 in 20 person. 

 

Just in case, I get them wrong, please don't blame me because I am just an ordinary retired general doing my best at media work. 

 

[therock]

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/astrazeneca-says-its-antibody-treatment-failed-in-preventing-covid-19-in-exposed

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Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Tuesday (June 15) that a study of its monoclonal antibody treatment, AZD7442, did not meet the main goal of preventing symptomatic Covid-19 in people recently exposed to the novel coronavirus. 

 

[therock]

[therock]

Let those waiting for the Sinovac vaccine know... it's not a bullet proof vest 

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/indonesia-covid-19-doctors-hospitalised-delta-variant-vaccinated-15033196

[therock]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/covid-19-vaccine-death-heart-disease-72-year-old-woman-15047672

Stick to the facts and don't sensationalise.. 

Edited June 19, 2021 by therock

[therock]

[therock]

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[therock]

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/they-relied-on-chinese-vaccines-now-theyre-battling-outbreaks

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Now, examples from several countries suggest that the Chinese vaccines may not be very effective at preventing the spread of the virus, particularly the new variants.

 

[therock]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-to-receive-new-batch-of-vaccines-called-comirnaty-same-as-pfizer-moh

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SINGAPORE - Singapore is set to receive a batch of Covid-19 vaccines called Comirnaty, as the Republic ramps up supplies to get as many people inoculated as possible.

In a statement on Wednesday (June 23), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the vaccines are the same as the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines that are now used in the national vaccination programme.

It has the same research name BNT162b2, the MOH said.