Front-line workers from the aviation and maritime sectors receive their Covid-19 vaccines at the vaccination centre at Changi Airport Terminal 4 on January 18, 2021. — Picture by Nuria Ling/TODAY
So far, 13,000 front-line workers from the two sectors have signed up to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine this week, Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung told reporters on the sidelines of a visit to the vaccination centre at Changi Airport Terminal 4 today. Singapore’s vaccination exercise started last month, with healthcare workers being the first to get the jab.
He added that the vaccination would also provide front-line workers with added protection against the coronavirus, which has sickened 93 million people worldwide and claimed more than two million lives. “Asked whether he had any concerns about workers who may be reluctant to get vaccinated, Ong said that there would always be a portion of staff members who will not want to receive the vaccine. “So just start vaccinating those who are willing first and, over time, I think that momentum will grow, and get bigger and bigger,” he said.
The air travel bubble was due to start on November 22 last year, but was later postponed indefinitely when coronavirus cases spiked in Hong Kong. “We also must take care of our situation, make sure we continue to keep our community cases very low.
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