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In fact, Singapore\u2019s healthcare workers have already begun receiving them from 30 Dec 2020. Despite our reduction in community cases, there is still a new UK COVID-19 strain that\u2019s making its way across the world. And in order to allay potential risks, it\u2019s only a matter of time before Singaporeans begin making beelines to get themselves vaccinated \u2014 queue \u201cvaxxies\u201d.A term coined by New York Times, CNN describes \u201cvaxxies\u201d to be \u201cthe new selfies, taken with a needle in your arm\u201d. While they aren\u2019t exactly a thing yet in Singapore, politicians and public figures in the United States have taken to sharing videos and photographs of themselves getting vaccinated. To date, the country has seen more than 20 million cases and 346,000 people who have died to the virus.\u00a0Vaxxie – sounds lame, almost ridiculous, but oh so influential. And educational.In the marketing world, social recommendations are amongst the most powerful ways to convince people to purchase from your brand. In the same vein, the power of a vaxxie is likely more valuable than that of a selfie.\u00a0Unless you’re Obama. (GIPHY)The modern social age means that practically everyone\u2019s an influencer. The average person could be considered a micro-influencer, with a larger power to influence their friends and followers with social recommendations that are less \u201ccommercial\u201d. On the other hand, politicians and celebrities are able to influence masses who share similar values, with the tools to provide education to their following.\u00a0It goes without saying that at the moment, much of the public remains less educated about the COVID-19 vaccines than they\u2019d like to be. But to add to the list of things that we wish stayed in 2020, we\u2019ve seen a slew of anti-vaxxers fearmongering and questioning the efficacy of the vaccines, as well as potential side effects.\u00a0One of the biggest misconceptions that remains about the COVID-19 vaccine is that they\u2019re a micro-dosage of the virus itself. In actuality, the vaccine merely contains the spike protein that the COVID-19 virus, which the human body will develop a response to. In doing so, the receiver will be armed to recognise the virus from its protein and fight it, should it enter their body.\u00a0And if you didn\u2019t know that prior, it\u2019s fine, because most people are learning it from social media.\u00a0Even if you\u2019re wary of the vaccine\u2019s efficacy, there\u2019s no doubt that you\u2019ll find the answers that you seek on social media.#NotThrowingAwayMyShotAnd on a much larger scale, politicians, healthcare workers, and celebrities who have taken the vaccine are using their vaccines as proof of what they\u2019re advocating for, i.e.,\u00a0for everyone to take them. Apart from healthcare workers, some of the influential public figures who\u2019ve taken the vaccine include physician Anthony Fauci, US President-elect Joe Biden, and US Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.\u00a0NDTV.comA search for the hashtag #NotThrowingAwayMyShot will reveal masses of vaxxies by healthcare workers, who are getting their shots. Many healthcare workers have also taken a tongue-in-cheek approach to sharing their vaxxies with the hashtag. In this video, Methodist Healthcare staff danced to a hit song from the Broadway hit \u201cHamilton\u201d, in which there is a line that says \u201cI\u2019m not throwing away my shot\u201d.\u00a0Other healthcare workers have also poked fun at anti-vaxxers who have been proposing irrational side effects to the COVID-19 vaccine. In a CNN interview, physician Jonathan David Tijerina joked that the injection gave him superpowers, allowing him to see through walls.\u00a0But on a more serious note, the physician aired his hope for vaxxies, saying that he\u2019d like to hope \u201cit\u2019s mostly encouraging\u201d. In the same news video, CNN reporter Jeanne Moos observed that vaxxies could create \u201cvaccine envy\u201d which may have a positive impact in invigorating more people to get themselves vaccinated.\u00a0On a separate Instagram post, Tijerina wrote, \u201cmaking ourselves available to help field questions and concerns from our non-medical friends is incredibly important right now. Being transparent about this experience will help bridge the gap between the complicated science… and the people across the world who can benefit\u201d.Don\u2019t throw away your shot. Singapore\u2019s time for vaxxies is soon.If you\u2019re planning to get vaccinated, it might seem surprising to you that there are Singaporeans among us who are anti-vaxxers, especially given the efficient vaccinating system that we all experience when we\u2019re young. And for that reason, our vaxxies may hold more value than we think they might. It\u2019s important that we continue to educate ourselves on the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine, especially Pfizer\u2019s one, for which information is easier to access right now.\u00a0The Straits TimesMore than just a selfie, vaxxies are great opportunities to provide education and to dispel myths, with honesty.\u00a0 On a simpler level, they\u2019re a note of how you\u2019ve taken a stand and contributed to helping rid the world of COVID-19. But even if that sounds a little far-fetched to you, there\u2019s definitely some fun to be had in posting a picture of a brand new experience.\u00a0And on the off chance that someone else takes the vaccine just to be part of the vaxxie club, that\u2019s one less potential virus carrier who\u2019s walking Singapore.\u00a0COVID-19 vaccinations have begun in Singapore for healthcare workers. The elderly will begin to get them starting February 2021, and the rest of the population is slated to get them by the end of 2021. When the time comes for you to get your skin pricked, will you be marking the moment with a vaxxie? Join the conversations on THG’s\u00a0Facebook\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram, and get the latest updates via\u00a0Telegram."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Destinations","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Singapore","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/\/singapore\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Selfies? ‘Vaxxies’ are Better","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/destinations\/singapore\/selfies-vaxxies-are-better\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]