(01-11-2021, 08:09 PM)RichDad Wrote: But that could be because many (or most?) of the people already got natural immunity from Sinovac. So when Pfizer came in, the Pfizer Vaxxed people couldn't so as much damage as in SG where a much smaller % took Sinovac. It looked like a mixed vacc environment is better protected than solely mRNA vacc.
If not, how do you explain SG's situation?
Since you asked, I will give an ear-full of information.
Singapore presently has better death rates than many other European countries. Singapore has also a lower infection rate than similar-sized countries in Europe, like Lithuania, Croatia, and Slovakia.
Bet many people are still mong-char-char about why Singapore Government high infection number >5,000 recently, yet unlike Malaysia, which has their hospitals overloaded and more than 350 people "brought-in-dead (BID)" i when Malaysia only has over 6,000 infections n June.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asi...f-patients
If one is more observant, one will notice that Singapore has managed to get more than 5,000 infections, after cutting down PCR testings by half and conducting no mass testings. Many of the people infected were either having no symptoms or mild ones. Need only to isolate and rest at home. Please don't tell me these people having no symptoms or mild symptoms, suddenly realise they needed PCR testing, willingly walking into clinics or testing stations, lining up for hours, to have their testing taken?
Also, Singapore has no "brought-in-dead (BID)" like Malaysia, public hospitals with only about 200 ICU beds and never get overloaded...plus many other "miracles"... Do you know how do they do it?
I think and I agree with this blogger who has a point. The answer is straightforward and simple, Singapore implemented ART Testing in Sept and extend the scheme to residentials 1 October.
The trouble with Antigen testing is that it will push up infection rate because more testing will be done at less than a quarter of the PCR testing cost. Countries like Cyprus used to have very high infection and testing rates when they started to use Antigen back in early 2021. They now enjoy a very low infection rate. It was so successful to flush out "Covid Silent Spreader" that they have stopped giving out free Antigen from August. Singapore is presently going through what Cyprus has gone through, flushing out the "Covid Silent Spreaders" and having seen a great increase in infection rate as a result.
I have also checked that Lithuania, Croatia, and Slovakia used ART testing much earlier than Singapore. They are too going through the same experiences.
The blogger's article
https://skyjuiceiswater.blogspot.com/202...se-in.html