SINGAPORE: The first batch of H1N1 vaccines look set to arrive in three weeks, but already some 2,000 people have registered their interest to get their jabs at some clinics.
Clinics said they are collating data of those who have registered and will inform them once the vaccines arrive.
Clinics said they are collating data of those who have registered and will inform them once the vaccines arrive.
But they said the Ministry of Health has not told them who should be given the vaccinations first.
Some doctors recommend that those suffering from chronic diseases to be first in line. The elderly, children and pregnant women are also advised to get the jabs first.
Dr Vincent Chia, deputy medical director, Healthway Medical Group, said: "I would not say there should be a priority group we should be giving the vaccines to.
"But at the same time, with the H1N1 vaccine coming in, we would actually look at patients that probably require it, who are on the recommended list. Now these would, more importantly, be the ones with the chronic disease." — CNA/vm
