Singapore seeing new Covid-19 wave, vaccination recommended especially for seniors, says Ong Ye Kung

Over the next few months, the Ministry of Health will progressively expand the network of Healthier SG clinics offering Covid-19 vaccination to ensure its ready accessibility to the community.SINGAPORE – Singapore is seeing a new Covid-19 wave, with rising cases of infection in the last two weeks, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung on Saturday .

Mr Ong said that if the number of Covid-19 cases doubles one time, Singapore will have 500 patients in its healthcare system, which is what Singapore can handle. However, if the number of cases doubles a second time, there will be 1,000 patients, and “that will be a considerable burden on the hospital system”, he noted.

“So Covid is just something that we have to live with. Every year, we should expect one or two waves,” he said. However, members of the public are urged to stay updated with vaccination to protect themselves against current and emerging virus strains. MOH said that to date, about 80 per cent of the local population have completed their initial or additional dose, but have not received a dose within the last year.

During the peak month of the JN.1 wave in December 2023, the incidence rate of Covid-19 hospitalisations and ICU admissions among seniors aged 60 years and above was 25 per cent higher in those who had not kept their vaccination updated compared with those who had, it added.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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