If you’re used to spending your days eating potato chips and watching movies all day long until you fall asleep, your body will be in for a rude shock when it’s time to enlist for national service.
As you may know, basic military training (BMT) involves vigorous exercise, lots of time under the sun, and even more shouting.
It can be a stressful environment for both your body and mind, especially at the start.
So, what happens if you get vaccinated before your BMT begins? Well, fortunately for you, your body will have a break for two weeks.
NSmen & Recruits to Avoid Strenuous Activities for 2 Weeks After COVID-19 Jabs
The prevailing guidelines dictate that vaccine recipients avoid strenuous exercise for a week after their first and second dose.
Out of an “abundance of caution”, this period will be doubled for new enlistees in BMT and operationally ready national servicemen (NSmen) attending in-camp training (ICT), the Ministry of Defence said.
That’s right, NSmen and recruits will not have to engage in strenuous activities for two weeks after getting their first and second mRNA COVID-19 vaccine doses.
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Health released the health advisory following news of a 16-year-old suffering a cardiac arrest after a weightlifting session, six days after his first dose of an mRNA vaccine.
The advisory was aimed at all vaccine recipients, but particularly at adolescents and younger men aged below 30.
According to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA), as of 30 June, 7 out of 12 cases of inflammation of the heart muscle or its outer lining after an mRNA vaccine were men aged below 30.
“All the cases in the younger age group responded well to treatment and had recovered or were discharged well from hospital,” said HSA.
92% of Mindef and Singapore Armed Forces Active Population Partially Vaccinated
Speaking in parliament earlier this month, our Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen said that 92% of the total Mindef and Singapore Armed Forces active population have received their first doses.
What’s more, 84% have been fully vaccinated.
Earlier, Dr Ng asserted that the SAF has achieved herd immunity. The vaccination rates do not include NSmen, however.
As for the general population, 80% of Singapore’s population aged 12 to 39 have received at least one dose as of Tuesday (13 July).
In total, more than 75% of residents here have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
45% of the population have completed their vaccination regimen.
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