Living with Covid: Singapore's plan for a post vaccination world

Singapore's plan for a post vaccination world in which Covid is unlikely to be eliminated and will continue to circulate especially in the unvaccinated population 


The plan is roughly as follows:

  • Instead of daily infection numbers, the focus will be on outcomes: How many fall very sick, how many in ICU
  • A fully vaccinated person can recover at home if infected as symptoms will be mostly mild with vaccination. Risk of transmission will be low as others will also be vaccinated. There’ll be less worry about healthcare system being overwhelmed.
  • No need for massive contact tracing, quarantining with each new infection. Those with positive results from regular fast and easy tests can confirm with a PCR test and then isolate themselves.
  • Large gatherings allowed at major events, like the National Day Parade
  • Businesses will have certainty that their operations will not be disrupted.
  • Travel will restart, at least to countries that have achieved high level of vaccination and controlled the virus


Read more:

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/living-with-covid-endemic-in-singapore-0

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