Singapore's Covid-19 vaccination drive one year on: 87% fully vaccinated, 39% have received booster
It has been one year since the first Covid-19 jab was administered here on Dec 30, 2020.
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It has been one year since the first Covid-19 jab was administered here on Dec 30, 2020.
Singapore is now one of the world's most highly vaccinated countries, with vaccinations recently rolled out for Primary 4 to 6 pupils. . Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Monday, 26 Apr 2021 07:45 AM MYT A member of the team behind the study taking blood pressure reading from a participant. — NUHS pic via TODAY Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. SINGAPORE, April 26 — A team of clinician-scientists from the National University Health System (NUHS) has found that oral hydroxychloroquine and povidone-iodine throat spray are effective in reducing the spread of Covid-19 in high-transmission settings such as dormitories, cruise ships and prisons. Their findings, which were presented to the media on Friday (April 23...
January 31, 2021 Existing vaccines work against the virus variants circulating in the community, say experts. Unsplash SINGAPORE - New variants of the virus that causes Covid-19 have recently caused some concern that they may evade the immune response induced by existing vaccines, but there is no evidence yet of this occurring, said experts here, urging people not to hesitate over getting vaccinated. "Existing vaccines work against the virus variants circulating in the community, so people should continue to step up to receive the vaccine," said Professor Benjamin Seet, deputy group chief exe...