Twenty years is a long time ago. Two whole decades have passed since 2001, and it’s easy to forget that there exists an entire generation of people who weren’t alive yet during the generation-defining disaster of the September 11 attacks.
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It is quite absurd that the number of infection today has reached 349 of which 347 is local transmission. If the number keeps going up, I think the authority will call for a circuit breaker or lockdown. Why is there a spike in number when 81% of the inhabitants are fully vaccinated against Covid?
Lockdowns will cost the economy and businesses untold suffering. SIA will be out of business if this infection rate keep spiking. It's already bad in many countries. I read that UK with the population heavily vaccinated, the infection number has hit 38,000 per day. Japan is also not faring better as it recorded an average of 14,000+ a day. USA is worse at 7 day average of 152,000.
*Sigh* .....keep praying that's all we can do as we are battling an unseen enemy!
This is the latest information I've gathered and I believe it is accurate. Most cabin crew if not all (99%) are vaccinated against Covid-19. Those who for some reason or reasons does not want to be vaccinated will be grounded to work in the office from 1 September 2021. They will be given up to 1 December the same year to get vaccinated. If they still refused, they will no longer be classified as cabin crew. Instead, they will be classified as ground staff. They will be paid only the basic salary without any allowance just like the office staff.
I also believe that 100% of pilots are vaccinated.
Having vaccinated crew is a big plus for the passengers when travel resumes.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong last year said the government would "spare no effort" to ensure SIA made it through the pandemic.
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The above lady did not want to be vaccinated against Covid-19. I was told she is the daughter of our former Inflight Supervisor.
A senior stewardess told me she had been vaccinated against Covid-19 because she did not have much choice. The condition is, the unvaccinated will be subjected to "house cleaning" (her own words) come October without elaborating. She told me that even the fully vaccinated had been infected with the virus. So "what is the point the company want us to be vaccinated?"
She said her loved ones refused to be given the shots including her parents.
Scores have resigned because they do not want to be vaccinated against Covid-19 or accept ground jobs. For those unvaccinated crew who want to be remained employed, they will start their ground duties from 1 September 2021. They will work in the office from Monday to Friday and will be assigned work which they can carry out.
