Off The Record by MustShareNews MS News

We have Dr Geraldine Tan, the principal psychologist at The Therapy Room, and Adrian Pang, actor and artistic director of Pangdemonium, to share about the importance of mental wellness during COVID-19.

Full episode:

https://www.facebook.com/292279440975148/videos/807406433254754

We speak with Mr Lawrence Wong, Minister for Finance, and the co-chair of the COVID-19 Multi-Ministry Task Force.

As the COVID-19 situation in Singapore continues to develop, Singapore has to stay agile and adapt to these unprecedented times. Join us for a chat with Minister Wong about Singapore’s COVID-19 vaccination programme, efforts to support Singaporeans and more.

Full video:

https://www.facebook.com/mustsharenews/videos/2799776060334287

we speak with Sun Xueling, Minister of State for Education and Social & Family Development on how schools supported their students during full Home-Based Learning, and care for their mental well-being, as well as the on-going vaccination exercise for students.

We’ll also have Dr Chrissie Lim, to share her thoughts about vaccine efficacy and safety for students.

Full video:

https://www.facebook.com/mustsharenews/videos/4486355301402483

In this second episode of 'Off the Record', we have with us Charlene, a second-gen nasi lemak hawker, and Jocelyn, starter of IG account @wheretodapao, which spotlights our elderly hawkers so you know where to support them. #offtherecord

In case you missed the hawkers who were mentioned during the livestream, you can find them here: https://my.walls.io/u3nuf

Charlene, Tree Coconut Nasi Lemak

1:29 Tell us about your hawker stall


2:50 What’s your daily schedule like?
3:23 Do you use any food delivery apps?
4:08 What do you think are some of the benefits of delivery? eG: Safety during the pandemic?
4:56 How have the government schemes impacted you?
6:38 Do you use any digital payment modes at your stall?
7:29 Do you have any regrets taking over the stall especially during Circuit Breaker and P2HA?
9:10 Is there any other way we can help our hawkers now besides patronizing their stall?
11:01 What happened when the news hit that you had to close on a short notice due to P2HA?
13:12 How has the JSS and other government schemes helped you during the pandemic?
16:06 Is your hawker centre very different now - during P2HA? Compared to during CB and Phase 3?
17:30 What advice do you have for those who want to start their own hawker stalls?
19:19 Does it help hawkers if we bring our own containers?
20:21 For hawkers, what happens to the fresh ingredients when it was announced that no dining-in is allowed during P2HA?
21:03 What else can Singaporeans do to help hawkers?

Jocelyn, owner of IG account @wheretodapao


23:53 Tell us more about who you are and what you do
26:15 Why did you start this initiative?
28:01 What can Singaporeans do differently to support our hawkers?
29:37 What are some of the challenges you faced when you first started this account?
32:00 How did the hawkers respond to your initiative? Did you face any resistance?
33:31 How long do you intend to keep doing this?
35:03 Do you have any other ideas to help support our elderly hawkers?
35:37 Any experiences you'd like to share from your time spent talking to hawkers?
39:52 Why is the IG account handle spelled ‘dapao’ instead of ‘dabao’?
42:14 Any encouraging anecdotes to share?

MS News (mustsharenews.com), a widely read Singaporean news site, has started a brand new live stream programme, Off The Record. It is held every Saturday at 8PM on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/mustsharenews). 

This is the podcast audio from the full live stream for our first episode, which features Dr Leong Hoe Nam, an infectious disease specialist. He answers the COVID-19 questions you haven’t found the answers to.

FB live link: https://www.facebook.com/mustsharenews/videos/308478417558247/

2:07 Why has there been a resurgence of cases, with more clusters forming? It seems like the virus has a 'higher attack rate?'

7:30 How does ventilation affect how fast the virus spreads?

11:19 Do we still need to mask up while we're outdoors?

12:41 Can cancer patients be vaccinated?

14:18 There has been some news floating around that the vaccination may lead to heart attacks or strokes, is this true?

19:58 My friend developed a fever after his second jab. Can we expect this if we go for our vaccination? Are there any long term side effects?

25:54 What does a mask with good filtration capabilities mean? Should I still wear cloth masks?

27:18 We have seen the breakthrough cases where vaccinated persons were also infected. How effective is the COVID-19 vaccine? Should we even still get the vaccine?

31:34 Are there any other steps that people can take to prevent the spread of the virus? EG: Safe distancing? Seeing the doctor immediately when they're ill?

35:35 What are the processes to getting a vaccine approved? Is it safe to use since it’s so 'rushed'?

39:25 What is your opinion on vaccination for kids from 12 to 15 years old? Is it safe?

41:02 Can frequent swabbing, EG: weekly swabbing cause nasal passage damage?

42:09 How easy is COVID-19 transmitted through surfaces?

43:35 What are some of the criteria needed for the vaccine to be approved in Singapore?

46:02 What are some ways you can convince someone to go for the vaccine?

48:05 Is 1m enough for safe distancing?

50:30 Is there any indication that COVID-19 and its mutations are weakening to influenza levels? Are we trying to make COVID-19 an endemic?

53:54 What is the efficacy for delaying the 2nd shot?