Singapore intends to donate its COVID-19 vaccines under COVAX initiative to other countries: PM Lee
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PM Lee participated in the APEC Informal Leaders' Retreat on Jul 16. (Photo: MCI)
17 Jul 2021 09:01AM)
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SINGAPORE: Singapore intends to donate its COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative to other countries, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Friday (Jul 16).
Speaking at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Informal Leaders’ Retreat on COVID-19, Mr Lee said that countries whose vaccination programmes are ahead should make their excess vaccine supplies available to others.
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"Within our region, APEC economies should support one another, both for the present and future pandemics. For example, through technical assistance to strengthen national public health capabilities, the last mile," he said.