Priority for COVID-19 Vaccination for Locum Nurses and Singaporean Construction Workers Working Closely with Foreign Workers

Debated in Parliament on 5 Apr 2021.

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Mariam Jaafar asked whether locum nurses and Singaporean construction workers working closely with foreign workers should receive priority vaccination like frontline workers.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said priority is given to groups at higher risk of infection and settings with rapid transmission potential.
He confirmed that registered nurses not in public institutions, including those from private agencies and independently practising nurses, have been prioritized for vaccination.
He also stated that Singaporean construction workers in close contact with foreign workers will be given priority for vaccination.

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Mariam Jaafar

Ms Mariam Jaafar asked the Minister for Health whether locum nurses and Singaporean construction workers who work closely with foreign workers can be given priority for COVID-19 vaccination, similar to frontline workers.

Gan Kim Yong

In line with the recommendations of the Expert Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination (EC19V), we have prioritised vaccination of groups that are at higher risk of infection, as well as those in jobs or settings where the risk of a rapid transmission and large outbreak is high.

Registered nurses who are not part of the Public Healthcare Institutions (PHIs) have been given priority to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. This includes nurses engaged by independently operated private nursing agencies, as well as nurses who have been given approval by the Singapore Nursing Board (SNB) to practise independently. Many of them have played a key role in our battle against the pandemic.

Singaporean construction workers who work in close contact with foreign construction workers will also be given priority for COVID-19 vaccination.

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Mariam Jaafar asked whether locum nurses and Singaporean construction workers working closely with foreign workers should receive priority vaccination like frontline workers.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said priority is given to groups at higher risk of infection and settings with rapid transmission potential.
He confirmed that registered nurses not in public institutions, including those from private agencies and independently practising nurses, have been prioritized for vaccination.
He also stated that Singaporean construction workers in close contact with foreign workers will be given priority for vaccination.

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Priority for COVID-19 Vaccination for Locum Nurses and Singaporean Construction Workers Working Closely with Foreign Workers

Debated in Parliament on 5 Apr 2021.

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Mariam Jaafar asked whether locum nurses and Singaporean construction workers working closely with foreign workers should receive priority vaccination like frontline workers.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said priority is given to groups at higher risk of infection and settings with rapid transmission potential.
He confirmed that registered nurses not in public institutions, including those from private agencies and independently practising nurses, have been prioritized for vaccination.
He also stated that Singaporean construction workers in close contact with foreign workers will be given priority for vaccination.

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Mariam Jaafar

Gan Kim Yong

Singaporean construction workers who work in close contact with foreign construction workers will also be given priority for COVID-19 vaccination.

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Mariam Jaafar asked whether locum nurses and Singaporean construction workers working closely with foreign workers should receive priority vaccination like frontline workers.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said priority is given to groups at higher risk of infection and settings with rapid transmission potential.
He confirmed that registered nurses not in public institutions, including those from private agencies and independently practising nurses, have been prioritized for vaccination.
He also stated that Singaporean construction workers in close contact with foreign workers will be given priority for vaccination.

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Priority for COVID-19 Vaccination for Locum Nurses and Singaporean Construction Workers Working Closely with Foreign Workers

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