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| The Filipina was on her third day in quarantine at Penny's Bay when she tested positive |
The Centre for Health Protection has announced that a Filipina domestic helper who was under quarantine at Penny’s Bay is the only confirmed case of Covid-19 today, Nov. 19.
The 34-year-old worker, who was fully vaccinated with
Sinovac in the
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The CHP said the patient arrived in
She took
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Meanwhile, experts advising the government on its vaccination program have agreed to let teenagers aged 12 to 17 to receive the Sinovac jab first, before extending the inoculation to cover children aged 3 to 11.
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Lau Yu-ling, chairman of the CHP’s Scientific Commmittee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases said the vaccination program can be extended to the younger children as soon as the new school term starts next year.
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For now, he said teenagers should be next in line for getting vaccinated with Sinovac.
They will still have to receive two doses of the vaccine, with a waiting period of 28 days between the two jabs.
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Lau said it is best to implement policies and gradually, and also, to prepare parents for having to submit their kids to vaccination at a young age.
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But at the same time, he cited clinical studies showing administering Sinovac to children as young as three is safe and efficient.
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Global data also show six million doses of Sinovac have been administered safely to kids aged three to 11.
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