SINGAPORE - The Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine is still being evaluated for use here, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong told Parliament on Tuesday (May 11).
He was responding to a question from Mr Liang Eng Hwa (Bukit Panjang) who had asked about the progress of the Health Sciences Authority s (HSA) evaluation of the vaccine, as well as whether the advance purchase agreement for Sinovac is still valid.
Singapore received its first shipment of the Sinovac vaccine on Feb 23, before it was authorised for use here.
On March 24, Mr Gan said that HSA had asked Sinovac for more detailed data so it could make an adequate, full assessment of its vaccine.
SINGAPORE - Singapore is now on a knife-edge, and the country s community case numbers can go either way over the next few weeks, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (May 11). But as we know from experience, it only takes one lapse or one irresponsible action for an infection to happen; and that infection may end up being a super-spreader event in the community.
There are currently more than 10 active coronavirus clusters here, the largest of which is at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, with 43 cases. Singapore has tightened its rules on social gatherings since last Saturday to stop the spread of Covid-19 in the community.