SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Wednesday (Jan 5) that it has made a police report against a group called Healing the Divide, founded by a Ms Iris Koh.
The ministry said that it was aware that the group "has exhorted parents through a message on their Telegram channel on Dec 27 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," said MOH in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
"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 ministry highlighted that 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," it said.
"Designated paediatric vaccination centres have been set up island-wide to administer safe vaccinations for children."
Those with questions about the COVID-19 paediatric vaccination exercise can visit https://www.moe.gov.sg/faqs-covid-19-infection for more information, said MOH.
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The ministry said that it was aware that the group "has exhorted parents through a message on their Telegram channel on Dec 27 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," said MOH in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
"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 ministry highlighted that 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," it said.
"Designated paediatric vaccination centres have been set up island-wide to administer safe vaccinations for children."
Those with questions about the COVID-19 paediatric vaccination exercise can visit https://www.moe.gov.sg/faqs-covid-19-infection for more information, said MOH.
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