WHO has approved Sinopharm and Sinovac vaccines for emergency use. Both vaccines have been used by about 100 countries world wide and likely to be the most used vaccines in the world. Many heads of states have also been vaccinated using Chinese vaccines with no side effects while there have been many reports of side effects of mRNA vaccines including dangerous blood clotting and deaths.
Singapore was one of the earliest country that took delivery of 200,000 doses of Sinovac vaccine, still in the museum in a way, cannot be used unless the little gods in Singapore verified and certified that it is safe for use or are there some other reasons? This is in spite several hundred millions of users, and now with WHO approval. What it means is that our little gods are the authority, the most brilliant, cleverer than all the experts in WHO and all over the world on the safety and efficacy of vaccines. If they don't approve, then cannot use. Steady poon pee pee.
While the govt is pushing desperately for herd immunity and running short of American approved vaccines, and has to compromise to one dose instead of two doses as recommended, it would not use Chinese vaccines that are readily available, 200,000 doses in the museum, for whatever reasons. Oh, the little gods have not given approval, still asking questions and investigating.
The latest announcement by the govt that the use of Chinese vaccines, Sinopharm, think also include Sinovac, would only be available in the private sector. The govt would not subsidise, would not provide provide insurance coverage and those opting for Chinese vaccines must pay through their own pockets.
Is this not discrimination against Chinese vaccines that are safer and cheaper and easier to administer than the American vaccines? Would not any govt choose to buy Chinese vaccines for safety and cost savings? The only advantage claimed is that American vaccines are more potent. With more and more data available, the efficacy of American vaccines is now in question and the percentages keep falling. Not forgetting many, actually quite number of those fully vaccinated and still got infected are jabbed with American vaccines,even with two doses.
The second discrimination is that there are citizens that could not use the American vaccines because of severe allergy or medical conditions that risked adverse side effects. These citizens have no choice but to use the safer traditional method Chinese vaccines for their own safety. Why are they punished by the govt to get jabbed in the private sector, and have to pay more and with no insurance protection/compensation?
Thirdly, the more expensive American vaccines are made available even to foreigners here for free. Why are citizens forced to go to the private sector and to pay for Chinese vaccines that the govt could buy at cheaper prices? See, foreigners given more expensive American vaccines for free but citizens have to pay for cheaper Chinese vaccines that the govt refused to provide even when there are 200,000 doses of Sinovac in the museum bins.
Why the discrimination against citizens and against Chinese vaccines in favour of more expensive but not so safe American vaccines? Why are citizens not given a choice to use vaccines that they feel are safer, some have no choice because of risk involved, and are cheaper to buy?
Any MP want to ask in Parliament about these discriminations, or are they too busy preparing to ask questions about dogs and pets and hawker culture?
PS. I have been waiting for Chinese vaccines for so long and thought it was good news that finally approved for use. Now feeling cheated, discriminated. I am a citizen, pay taxes, and have to pay to be jabbed to make my fellow Singaporeans safer. Foreign workers, foreign domestic workers, not sure about the very well paid foreign talents here, got free vaccines from my govt.