Now is not the time to gamble and remove Covid-19 vaccination-differentiated measures: Ong Ye Kung

[TehOPengSiuDai]

Prioritising freedom of movement for foreigners but limiting visitations to older sinkies in elderly homes during CNY. PAP wansui! Hope all the ministers and their families kenna karma Gao Gao

where's the karma??? been waiting for so long.. kenna the relatively mild Baey but never kenna the big bad wolves

 

[Smtsai]

They are aiming for newborns to be jabbed , Fauci already said next months FDA might authorise below 5 jabs just screenshot this as it will happen very soon .

 

[askxyz]

yet he gamble with our life by opening many VTL

 

[SBC]

Why open gate big big to compromise the unvax?

 

[Shion]

then why open so wide for foreigners ?

 

[hokeylim]

Tighten VTL to prove to us your concern is genuine.

Otherwise everything else you say is fake.

Keep your Croc tears to yourself

 

[boyinhersense]

https://www.straitstimes.com/singap...cination-differentiation-measures-ong-ye-kung
Singapore will not be dropping vaccination-differentiated safe management measures (VDS) because the threat to the healthcare system by unvaccinated people remains high.

Refuting arguments by those who say the number of unvaccinated people here is low so there should not be discrimination against them, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said their risk of getting seriously ill and needing intensive care unit (ICU) care or dying is "far higher" than people who have been vaccinated.

There are now about 120,000 unvaccinated adults, the vast majority by choice.

Under VDS, their movements are greatly restricted. They are not allowed to attend congregational and worship services, enter attractions or cinemas, or dine at restaurants.

And from Feb 1, they will be prevented from doing more activities, such as using all indoor sports facilities, including privately owned ones.

Mr Ong, who co-chairs the multi-ministry task force tackling the pandemic, said: "The chances of unvaccinated Covid-19 patients needing ICU care or dying are many times that of the fully vaccinated - from seven times more for those aged 80 years and above, and 50 times more for those in their 30s."



Based on that, the 120,000 unvaccinated adults could result in 5,800 of them ending up seriously ill or dying.


Even though they are unlikely to all get infected at the same time, Mr Ong stressed that "5,800 is not a small number", and noted that at its peak, "our maximum ICU occupancy was 176".

With 176 beds occupied, the healthcare system was already under a severe strain, he said.

Even if the 5,800 getting seriously ill are spread over a couple of months, "it will be a significant load on our healthcare system, enough to displace many patients suffering from acute complications of cancer or severe chronic diseases who may need urgent medical care".


Mr Ong said this large number will "degrade the overall quality of care of the healthcare system, which will ultimately affect everyone, especially those non-Covid-19 patients who are critically ill".

They will also consume a lot of costly Covid-19 drugs.

"And all this can be avoided if unvaccinated individuals have chosen to take their jabs instead," he said.

Using stupid stats to justify VDS.

Only 62.9% of Czech Republic 10mil population is vaccinated. Despite the record numbers, the number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals dropped to 1,635 on Tuesday (18th Jan) with only 252 needing intensive care.

With our almost 100% vaccinated population, we expect more patients in ICU??

 

[fire]

Prioritising freedom of movement for foreigners but limiting visitations to older sinkies in elderly homes during CNY. PAP wansui! Hope all the ministers and their families kenna karma Gao Gao

Look at these measures at a broader view. These together with stay home and recover, don’t it look to you like infected also no big deal, only of concern are the elderly?