The Forgotten Sheep and the Angry Sheep

Zaky has only taken 1 dose of the covid vaccination. After the 1st dose, he covided and we skipped the 2nd dose. That was way back in March 22. I don't know how long is the immunity period but there was no trigger from MOH to ask him to take his 2nd dose. T has received the notification for his booster jab and Zaky hasn't even taken his 2nd dose. We think it is bcos he is under 12 and lost under the radar.

My plan is to wait until after PSLE to bring him for the 2nd dose. In between, I tried registering him for a 2nd dose (registration required for under 12 YO) 2 times but the Ministry simply ignored me.

PSLE came and went and still no SMS from MOH. I thought I could walk in with Zaky for the 2nd dose but before we could do that, the news came that no walk-in for below 12 YO would be entertained. Why like that? 

While the Ministry is not concerned, I am anxious. Why? Zaky would turn 12 YO in October and he needs his 2 doses to be deemed as fully vaccinated to travel to Melbourne in end November. The alternative is to wait until he turns 12 YO to walk in. I decided to call the MOH hotline instead.  

I am sure he is a lost sheep. Fortunately, the staff manning the hotline was able to register him directly in the system. I opted to do the 2nd jab ASAP, before his birthday. In this way, not only does he get the children dose but more importantly, I don't have to worry about him kena-ing covid (again) during this period and further denied him from his 2nd shot. I need my Melbourne holidays. 

The appointment was right after a playdate on Monday. It was a bad rush but had to be done. The nearest clinic was located at Bukit Batok MRT station. He finally had his jab. 

While he is below 12YO, he is bigger than some adults physically and I am not sure how much this children dose can protect him. I only care (for now) that he will be fully vaccinated on the vaccination certificate. Hohoho. Melbourne, here we come. 

We met up with Daddy Lim and Nana for dinner after the jab. Zaky didn't suffer too much from the jab but complained that it was painful. 

Nana on the other hand is super pissed bcos she has just received the netball training schedule for the rest of the year. 

She is so upset that there are so many training sessions lined up for the rest of the year. There is so much anxiety in her and she dreads going to training bcos her Coach is very fierce and scolds people. I think she will enjoy the training once they started. I think it is fun to train as a team. She unfortunately doesn't see the positivity for now. 

Fighting!

Mummy Lim