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https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/switzerland-to-destroy-10-million-doses-of-moderna-covid-19-jab

Switzerland to destroy 10 million doses of Moderna Covid-19 jab

GENEVA - Switzerland will need to destroy 10.3 million doses of Moderna's vaccine against Covid-19, after they expired this week, the health ministry said on Saturday.

The ministry said it had no choice but to eliminate the jabs after the doses expired last Wednesday, according to Keystone-ATS.

It told the news agency that 2.5 million of the doses were being stored at a Swiss army logistics base and 7.8 million were in an external storage depot in Belgium.

The ministry confirmed an initial report on Swiss news site Beobachter, which estimated that the doses set for destruction were worth around 280 million Swiss francs (S$400 million).

The health ministry, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment from AFP, pointed to its early procurement strategy in the race to develop vaccines to counter the global Covid-19 pandemic.

It ordered doses from various manufacturers to avoid becoming reliant on vaccines that might eventually prove ineffective and to guard against any delivery problems.

The fact that vaccines based on mRNA technology, from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, turned out to be effective, left Switzerland with a large surplus of doses.

In June, the Swissinfo news site estimated that Switzerland had an excess of some 38 million doses of various Covid-19 vaccines, that would expire before the year-end.

The ministry said that some 3.5 million doses of the new, adapted Moderna vaccine would be available when Switzerland kicks off its next booster campaign next month.

Switzerland, which has counted 13,556 deaths from Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, has fully vaccinated nearly 70 per cent of its population of 8.7 million. AFP

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https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/covid-19-vaccine-overdose-underdose-130-moh-undiluted-incorrect-2982176

130 people have received incorrect doses of COVID-19 vaccines: MOH

They were a mix of adults and children who either had no adverse reactions or recovered uneventfully.

SINGAPORE: There have been 130 cases of people in Singapore receiving incorrect doses of COVID-19 vaccines, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health on Monday (Oct 3).

Speaking in Parliament, Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary said that as of Sep 26, 11 people have been affected by overdosing while 119 people were affected by underdosing of the vaccinations.

This is out of approximately 16 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered since the start of the pandemic.

Of the 130, seven were children aged between five and 11, who did not have any adverse reactions.

The rest, adults, either had no adverse reactions or recovered uneventfully, said Dr Puthucheary.

His response came after an incident last month where two adults were each given a full vial of undiluted Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic in Hougang.

One was hospitalised after experiencing headache and increased heart rate and has since been discharged. The other patient did not report any adverse reaction.

The clinic, which comes under ProHealth Medical Group, and the doctor who administered the vaccine have been suspended from the National Vaccination Programme until further notice.

Last year, among other cases, a 103-year-old woman was erroneously given a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and 111 patients and six staff at Bukit Merah Polyclinic were given lower doses of the vaccine.

Responding to questions from Members of Parliament about safeguards to prevent overdosing or underdosing of COVID-19 vaccines, Dr Puthucheary said all providers under the National Vaccination Programme are licensed and regulated by the MOH.

Additional regulations stipulating eligibility criteria, dilution and administration of the recommended dosage for each vaccine have been issued specifically for COVID-19 vaccination.

“Vaccination providers are expected to assess their staff competencies in COVID-19 vaccination administration,” he added.

Dr Puthucheary said that in the event of any vaccine administration errors and medical emergencies following vaccination, vaccination providers are required to report to MOH no later than three hours after the incident.

Providers also need to inform patients immediately when a vaccination error has occurred, and monitor their health with daily calls for the next seven days to ensure their well-being.

In the event of an error, MOH will investigate and if there are any systemic issues, it will work with providers to review and improve their work processes, Dr Puthucheary added.

He said MOH was currently investigating ProHealth Medical Group about the incident and will take appropriate enforcement actions if there are any regulatory breaches.

"The vast majority of the clinics and vaccine providers do a great job of ensuring that the patients are cared for safely, the vaccines are provided safely with the correct dosage," said Dr Puthucheary.

"We have to identify, first of all, whether this is an issue with individual member personnel, whether it's something about the processes at the site or whether it is something systemic about the overall vaccination process.

"All our data, so far, suggests that the last is not likely, and the vast majority of our doses have been delivered quite safely. Nevertheless MOH continues to review all of this."

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Swiss hoard the vaccine.

So selfish.

Why never give to Africa and just throwaway?

:D

On 9/25/2022 at 11:13 AM, Windwaver said:

https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/switzerland-to-destroy-10-million-doses-of-moderna-covid-19-jab

Switzerland to destroy 10 million doses of Moderna Covid-19 jab

GENEVA - Switzerland will need to destroy 10.3 million doses of Moderna's vaccine against Covid-19, after they expired this week, the health ministry said on Saturday.

The ministry said it had no choice but to eliminate the jabs after the doses expired last Wednesday, according to Keystone-ATS.

It told the news agency that 2.5 million of the doses were being stored at a Swiss army logistics base and 7.8 million were in an external storage depot in Belgium.

The ministry confirmed an initial report on Swiss news site Beobachter, which estimated that the doses set for destruction were worth around 280 million Swiss francs (S$400 million).

The health ministry, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment from AFP, pointed to its early procurement strategy in the race to develop vaccines to counter the global Covid-19 pandemic.

It ordered doses from various manufacturers to avoid becoming reliant on vaccines that might eventually prove ineffective and to guard against any delivery problems.

The fact that vaccines based on mRNA technology, from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, turned out to be effective, left Switzerland with a large surplus of doses.

In June, the Swissinfo news site estimated that Switzerland had an excess of some 38 million doses of various Covid-19 vaccines, that would expire before the year-end.

The ministry said that some 3.5 million doses of the new, adapted Moderna vaccine would be available when Switzerland kicks off its next booster campaign next month.

Switzerland, which has counted 13,556 deaths from Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, has fully vaccinated nearly 70 per cent of its population of 8.7 million. AFP

 

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https://greekcitytimes.com/2022/10/02/pfizer-ceo-wont-appear-at-eu-testimony-after-report-highlights-secretive-vaccine-deal/

Pfizer CEO won't testify at EU Parliament After Reports of 'Secretive' Vaccine Deals

Pfizer Chief Executive Albert Bourla has pulled out of an appointment to testify before the European Parliament's exclusive committee on COVID-19, at which he was anticipated to face difficult questions on how secretive vaccine deals have been struck.

The choice follows an audit record into the EU's vaccine procurement strategy posted formerly in the month that raised new questions about contact between Bourla and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that preceded a multibillion-euro vaccine contract.

The head of the U.S. pharmaceutical giant, the largest dealer of COVID-19 vaccines to the EU, was scheduled to show up before the panel on October 10. The committee is assembly with key officials concerned in the EU's vaccine procurement procedure to draw lessons on how to reply to future pandemics. Other pharmaceutical executives have addressed the committee, inclusive of the CEO of Moderna and senior officials from AstraZeneca and Sanofi.

The committee's chair, Belgian MEP Kathleen Van Brempt, told POLITICO she "deeply regrets" the decision taken by Pfizer.After a visit to BioNTech's headquarters last week, Van Brempt had said in a written statement that she looked forward to discussions "with other CEOs" including "Mr. Albert Bourla, the CEO of Pfizer" on October 10. -Politico.

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Lucky I never took P.

My body is full of only M

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MIL on the other hand . . . 

All P!

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"MOH will therefore replace the original Moderna/Spikevax vaccines with the updated bivalent version from Oct 17, 2022, for all vaccinations using the Moderna/Spikevax vaccine, for all adults aged 18 years and above.

"Hence, for persons aged 50 and above, or for persons yet to achieve minimum protection, as they are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 infection, they should take the bivalent vaccines."

The Pfizer/Comirnaty bivalent vaccine is undergoing evaluation and is expected to be available by the end of this year, the ministry added.

It also announced a transition away from the current system of counting jabs.

"Instead of counting the number of shots and boosters we receive, we will transit to a new definition of up-to-date vaccination," the ministry said.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/covid-19-vaccination-singapore-children-6-months-4-years-moh-2994671

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2 hours ago, Blueray said:

"MOH will therefore replace the original Moderna/Spikevax vaccines with the updated bivalent version from Oct 17, 2022, for all vaccinations using the Moderna/Spikevax vaccine, for all adults aged 18 years and above.

"Hence, for persons aged 50 and above, or for persons yet to achieve minimum protection, as they are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 infection, they should take the bivalent vaccines."

The Pfizer/Comirnaty bivalent vaccine is undergoing evaluation and is expected to be available by the end of this year, the ministry added.

It also announced a transition away from the current system of counting jabs.

"Instead of counting the number of shots and boosters we receive, we will transit to a new definition of up-to-date vaccination," the ministry said.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/covid-19-vaccination-singapore-children-6-months-4-years-moh-2994671

The article mentioned this: "Individuals will be considered up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccination if they have received at least the minimum protection and their last vaccine dose was received within the past one year."

I no study much, so dont know what it means le? So it means next time, everyone must go take covid jab every year? If no go takes the jab, what will happen?

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17 minutes ago, 13177 said:

The article mentioned this: "Individuals will be considered up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccination if they have received at least the minimum protection and their last vaccine dose was received within the past one year."

I no study much, so dont know what it means le? So it means next time, everyone must go take covid jab every year? If no go takes the jab, what will happen?

minimum protection = 3 shots of mRNA

up to date protection = minimum protection + 1 booster (5 to 12 months from third shot)

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8 hours ago, 13177 said:

The article mentioned this: "Individuals will be considered up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccination if they have received at least the minimum protection and their last vaccine dose was received within the past one year."

I no study much, so dont know what it means le? So it means next time, everyone must go take covid jab every year? If no go takes the jab, what will happen?

 

7 hours ago, Blueray said:

minimum protection = 3 shots of mRNA

up to date protection = minimum protection + 1 booster (5 to 12 months from third shot)

50 years old and OLDER

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13 minutes ago, Blueray said:

MOH brings forward rollout of Covid-19 bivalent vaccine amid 'very fast' rise in cases of new Omicron variant

https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/moh-bivalent-vaccine-early-fast-rising-new-variant-2016631

Just saw the tv news show OYK and GKY taking this bivalent vaccine infront of the media. 😂 And oyk said faster go take this bivalent vaccine as new wave omicron is coming soon. Lol.

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Just now, 13177 said:

Just saw the tv news show OYK and GKY taking this bivalent vaccine infront of the media. 😂 And oyk said faster go take this bivalent vaccine as new wave omicron is coming soon. Lol.

Is here already. Today 10,700+.

Will I get through this wave 🤔

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