After three years battling COVID-19, Singapore this week exited the acute stage of the pandemic Singapore's efforts at battling the unprecedented pandemic has won international applause Experts said one area Singapore did well in is its rapid procurement of COVID-19 vaccines
The Government rolled out a bivalent vaccine after it was found to be more effective against Omicron variants and used the lull period between COVID-19 waves to increase healthcare capacity and surveillance.
The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Singapore on Dec 21, 2020. The Government’s success in reaching deals to get enough supplies of vaccines enabled the mass vaccination to start quickly, so that Singapore could move out of containment as early as possible. in infectious disease modelling and statistics was critical in the determination of the adequacy of Singapore’s healthcare capacity and whether safe management measures needed to be tightened or relaxed.
“I think that was one of the reasons why Singapore was so successful in its handling of the pandemic … No one was denied basic healthcare because theyOne of the hallmarks of the Government’s approach is to put a strong emphasis on epidemiological reasoning when formulating policies, the experts noted.
Professor Dale Fisher, a senior consultant at National University Hospital's division of infectious diseases, also said: “Health authorities and leaders adapted to the pandemic gearing to apply new knowledge as it arose. Singapore followed the science and was able to make good non-politically founded decisions as was seen in other countries.”
Prof Fisher said a critical aspect of Singapore’s response was community engagement — the authorities strategically communicated with residents through a variety of media and spokespeople, from the Prime Minister to the MTF, relatable cultural leaders and television personalities. Academics also regularly gave commentary.
Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang, vice-dean of Global Health at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, said this happened during the Omicron wave in February 2022, where instructions for infected individuals and their close contacts grew so confusing that most people, including healthcare workers, were unable to understand or cope.
The MTF said at that time that the Government was staying nimble enough to implement new measures amid constantly changing conditions and uncertainty. They were not able to leave the grounds of their densely packed dormitories nor allowed to go to work. "There wasn’t much that could be done once the outbreaks had started — what could be done to rehouse 300,000 men in low-density accommodation at short notice?
"The reforms are welcome but I am not sure if they are adequate to prevent other outbreaks in the future. Even before this pandemic, we had measles in the same dormitory which had a large COVID-19 outbreak.” Conducting “just-in-time” training for healthcare workers before they can be deployed in the ICU units
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