Tessa Oh

She/Her. Journalist at @BusinessTimes. Formerly @todayonline. Views are my own.

[Tessa Oh @TessaOhBT]

Over the last month, I spoke to young trans people, and NGOs and doctors who support the trans community here who shared their experiences navigating the healthcare system and social life. There was a lot more that could not make the final cut, but I hope you’ll have a read. 1/5

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Living with gender dysphoria: Transgender youths face stigma and inadequate institutional support https://t.co/fRAIFPIY02

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@JustinOngTODAY Why did you spoil the answer 🥲

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@JustinOngTODAY Why are YOU up?

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Have a read! What a crazy year it’s been

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Rounded up the year's news with @TessaOhBT. Personally scarred by item #3 https://t.co/3c0SUpa7T3

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@JaniceLimTODAY So festive!

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Mr Wong said S’pore has already introduced some versions of a wealth tax, pointing to property and motor vehicle taxes, where those who own bigger and more expensive properties and cars have to pay more in taxes.

One of my firsts for @BusinessTimes

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Government to look at entire tax system when reviewing need for wealth tax: Lawrence Wong https://t.co/rUIVFVzgXV

[Janice Lim @JaniceLimBT]

DBS taking words out of my mouth in their latest report. Backed up with statistics, of course. As someone who has covered the property market over the last few years, I have always felt that the days to make a quick buck from property are over.

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To clarify, the rules that kicked in are not new, just expanded to include hawker centres, coffee shops, malls, attractions, large standalone stores (think IKEA)

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A very dramatic first day that the vaccine-differentiated rules kicked in here in Singapore. New from @NaveneTODAY

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Covid-19: Confusion, frayed tempers at coffee shops, hawker centres, malls on 1st day of entry curbs for unvaccinated patrons https://t.co/XSTHSnClmn

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My favourite parts of this story are the stallholders from Hua Hua Eating House, who to me, seem to have come up with a good system on how to check the vaccination statuses of their patrons — sharing the load and making use of stickers

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People will be celebrating until they realise there could possibly be six tests (pre-departure in Singapore; on-arrival in Korea; pre-departure in Korea; on-arrival in Singapore; third and seven day in Singapore) and each test costs about S$100 to S$200.

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“A confused population cannot pull together to fight a pandemic.”
https://t.co/mZToJrUeWB

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In case you missed it: New from @NaveneTODAY and I, doctors are as confused and overwhelmed by the ever-changing healthcare protocols that we’ve seen in the past month. One GP interviewed said she could get up to 8 emails a day, with slightly different instructions in each

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Doctors, healthcare workers overwhelmed by surge in Covid-19 cases and changing protocols https://t.co/PdMEk12Sbm

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Relevant to this:

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The pandemic has left us reeling from 'covertigo.' After #Covid19, we're all going to need some help with our mental and emotional health, by @michele_norris https://t.co/H1fRz9hiwL via @PostOpinions #MentalHealth

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Thanks to @EngEongOoi @profdalefisher and the other ID experts (not on Twitter) for their contributions to the story

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New from @JaniceLimTODAY & I about how we can move forward in this pandemic. What would that entail? A change in mindsets; understanding that with vaccines the disease isn’t deadly and we no longer need to hunt down every case like we did last year

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Explainer: Where Singapore stands in its fight against Covid-19 and why a mindset shift is needed https://t.co/5LEIpQt63R

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To do this, the messaging on Covid-19 can also be clearer. Prof Tambyah: “Most people are confused by the changing rules and perplexed that they are told that this disease is so dangerous that they cannot go out as a family of three to a café if they are all well and vaccinated”

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These closing paragraphs in particular:

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Another timely piece from @sarahzhang on what it means to exit the pandemic. “The transition to endemic Covid-19 is also a psychological one.”
https://t.co/LuMDaJ4RpN

[Michael Mina @michaelmina_lab]

Thread On tests and the media

It is almost universal that any piece discussing Rapid Ag tests says “PCR is more accurate but…”

But even this isn’t true. It simply depends what you want to detect.

If wanting to identify ppl who are contagious, PCR is much less accurate.

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