Melissa Fann, Author at The Wellness Insider

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Singapore Grants Interim Authorisation for Nuvaxovid COVID-19 Vaccine by Novavax

Melissa Fann
14/02/2022

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) had granted an interim authorisation under the Pandemic Special Access Route (PSAR) for Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine (Nuvaxovid) by Novavax to be used in Singapore for…

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Balancing Health Post-CNY

Melissa Fann
14/02/2022

Happy Yuan Xiao/Chap Goh Mei! We’re sure everyone has been enjoying the festivities and there probably many gatherings for the past couple of weeks. However, if you’re concerned about how…

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Cutting In-Person Clinic Queue Time With Tech

Melissa Fann
13/02/2022

Prefer Seeing Your Doctor in Person but Tired of Long Queues at the Clinic? This Tech-Aided Healthcare App Makes Waiting A Thing Of The Past Prior to the pandemic, long…

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Discover New Twists of Flavours Made With Okinawa’s Famous Awamori Liquor

Melissa Fann
12/02/2022

With Okinawa being home to some of the longest-living people in the world, it makes total sense for both new and seasoned drinkers to reach out for their liquor of…

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Anyone For An Icy Retreat?

Melissa Fann
12/02/2022

The OM-ICE Process, an exclusive residential programme by renowned psychologist and clinical sexologist Dr Oberdan Marianetti, returns for another edition this March. Held amidst the lush greenery and coastal setting…

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HSA Grants Interim Authorisation for Paxlovid™, the First Oral Medicine for Treatment of COVID-19 Infection

Melissa Fann
07/02/2022

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA), in consultation with its Medicines Advisory Committee, has on 31 January 2022, granted interim authorisation under the Pandemic Special Access Route (PSAR) for Pfizer’s PAXLOVID™,…

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HSA Extends the Use of Comirnaty COVID-19 Vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech to Children of Ages 5 to 11

Melissa Fann
07/02/2022

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has extended the authorisation of Comirnaty COVID-19 Vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech for use in children of ages 5 to 11 years for the prevention of Coronavirus…

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Sputnik V Claims to Provide Twice The Protection Against Omicron Compared to its Competitor

Melissa Fann
25/01/2022

According to an announcement by the Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology (Gamaleya Center) and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, investor in Sputnik…

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Overcoming Dyslexic Challenges Through Game

Melissa Fann
19/01/2022

Dyslexia, a neurobiological learning disability, affects about 20,000 primary and secondary students in Singapore. An average of one to two students in a class of 40 can be dyslexic and…

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