Singapore also approves vaccine... "Sufficiently secured by the third quarter of next year"

Singapore has approved the use of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German Bioentech.

According to local media, Prime Minister Li Xianlong said he expects the vaccination to begin at the end of the year.

Prime Minister Lee also said, "By the third quarter of next year (July-September), we expect to have enough vaccines for everyone and will be provided free of charge to citizens and long-term residents."

“Vaccination is voluntary, but I and other government officials plan to get the vaccination early after the medical staff, the elderly and the vulnerable,” he said. It's for" he explained.

Earlier, the United Kingdom, Canada, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, the United States and Kuwait also approved emergency use of Pfizer's vaccine.

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