The Ministry of Health(MOH) has published a Facebook post regarding the group “Healing the Divide”.
Previously, MOH urge the public to get info from reputable sources such as the local authorities.
This is the second time “Healing the Divide” is in the news. Previously, MOH shares that Koh’s channel has a long history of sharing information and content which are falsehoods and misleading with regards to Covid-19 vaccination.
Here is what MOH said:
𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐇𝐓𝐃’𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐯𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is aware that a group called “Healing the Divide”, founded by Ms Iris Koh, has exhorted parents through a message on their Telegram channel on 27 December 2021, to visit the paediatric vaccination centres to overwhelm on-site medical staff with questions.
Such an act will greatly disrupt operations at our paediatric vaccination centres, and amount to an instigation of harassment of the medical staff. It is a very serious matter, and MOH has therefore made a police report. We urge everyone to exercise social responsibility and not be misled by the promptings of the group, which has a history of sharing misleading information about COVID-19 and its vaccines.
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) and other regulatory authorities around the world have approved the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine for use in children aged 5 to 11, after comprehensive clinical trials. This is no different from how other drugs have been approved for use. Designated paediatric vaccination centres have been set up island-wide to administer safe vaccinations for children.
Should you have questions about the COVID-19 paediatric vaccination exercise, please visit https://www.moe.gov.sg/faqs-covid-19-infection for more information.
