Pfizer vaccine to be in Singapore by end of December
Singapore will be one of the first countries to obtain the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
14 December 2020 - 15:52
Singapore has approved the use of Pfizer and BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine and expects the first shipments by the end of December, by which time it also plans to move into the final phase of its virus curbs.
Other vaccines are expected to arrive in Singapore “in the coming months,” Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a speech on Monday, adding the country will have enough for everyone by the third quarter of 2021. Meanwhile, Singapore will further ease restrictions to stem the spread of the virus on December 28, expanding the number of people allowed to gather from five to eight...
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