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A representative from the Early Childhood Development Agency told Singapore media The Straits Times that more than 5,000 children from age 5 to 6 have been registered for their Covid-19 vaccines yesterday. The report followed the announcement by Singapore’s Education Minister Chan Chun Sing that about 80,000 students or more than one-third of the Primary 1 to 6 cohorts had received their first dosage of the vaccine citing that SMS invitations for preschoolers will be given out in stages based on their National Appointment System registrations. According to the Ministry of Education, more than six out of ten students have […]

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"More than 5,000 Singapore students aged 5 to 6 signed up for vaccinations"

Children, aged 5 to 6, personally signed up?

Or rather, should it read "...aged 5 to 6 were signed up by..."?

By who? A parent, or by a bureaucrat? Note that the article later refers to children as being students of "special education schools", and that "...the practice would be gradually pushed out to all 20 Sped (Special Education?) schools...". In Singapore, are some students considered wards of the state?

Curious.

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