關於 why should we get vaccinated ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

A key strategy in our COVID-19 battle is regular testing. With the recent cases at markets and food centres, residents living near some of the hotter spots can collect Antigen Rapid Test kits to test themselves.

Visited the collection points at Teck Ghee and Cheng San today. Many residents were there to get their kits. Some told me they wanted to make sure they and their families were OK. Glad they are doing their part to protect themselves and the community.

Unfortunately, the KTV and Jurong Fishery Port clusters have spread to many markets and food centres. That is why the Multi-Ministry Taskforce announced this afternoon that we will revert to Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) from this Thursday, 22 July, until 18 August. Dining-in will again cease and group sizes will be limited to 2 people (https://str.sg/33Y9).

This retightening will help slow the spread of cases. We hope to avoid multiple subclusters breaking out around each market and food centre, like what happened around the Bukit Merah View Market. It will buy us time to get more people fully vaccinated, especially not yet vaccinated seniors, who are most at risk.

We are all disappointed by this step back, but COVID-19 is a formidable foe. We have to feel our way forward, and be prepared for setbacks along the way.

Overall we are making good progress. Three quarters of us have had at least our first jab, while half have completed both jabs. We are much safer now than six months ago. In 4 weeks’ time, if all goes well, our vaccination coverage should be much higher, and we should be able to relax the measures. We are not quite in the new normal yet, but steadily getting there. – LHL

All of us have to do our part to keep Singapore safe and get us to the new normal. The recent large clusters from the KTV lounges and Jurong Fishery Port remind us why we must all get vaccinated, especially our seniors who can get seriously ill if infected.

Chong Boon Market at Block 453A Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 is one of 12 markets with confirmed cases, probably linked to the Jurong Fishery Port. The market will be closed for two weeks till 1 August. Everyone working there will be tested and quarantined, to prevent further spread. All visitors to the market since 3 July should monitor your health closely, and see a doctor immediately if unwell.

I know this will inconvenience AMK residents, but please bear with us while we work through this. Also please help update senior residents who may not have heard the news.

The list of affected markets and food centres can be found in MOH’s latest press release (go.gov.sg/ceqc0k). If you went to a KTV lounge, Jurong Fishery Port or any of these places recently, please get yourself tested. Monitor your health, and remain in quarantine or stay home as instructed.

The most important way to keep ourselves safe is vaccinating everyone. We are on track to fully vaccinate 2/3 of our population by National Day. Meanwhile please keep up our regular habits of wearing masks, washing hands and maintaining safe distancing. This will slow down the spread of the virus, and help to bring outbreaks like the KTV and Jurong Fishery Port clusters under control. – LHL

Singapore is making excellent progress on our vaccination rate with 52.1% already having their first jab done and 36.1% being fully vaccinated (stats from Google).

However, I think one way to encourage and motivate even more people to get jabbed and speed things up faster (and go back to some sense of normalcy) would be to possibly allow those who have already been fully vaccinated to go unmasked and gather in larger groups, maybe even allow some places in Singapore to be opened only to them. Events and nightlife could be reopened again but only to the vaccinated ones.

If anyone who is yet to be vaccinated decides to cheat the system and go unmasked and eventually (touchwood) gets the virus, he/she should be made fully liable for the treatments and compensations and the consequences.

With places like the US and UK much bigger than us already opening up themselves and their vaccination rate about the same as us... I don't see why we can't do the same.

What do you think?
(this is solely my opinion)