“Singapore has consistently supported a multilateral approach in the vaccine distribution process.
We will continue to support the COVAX initiative, we will send vaccines to countries in need free of charge, ”TASS quoted the diplomat as saying.
He noted that the end of the fight against the pandemic is still far away, and access to vaccines remains the most acute problem.
“Therefore, our first priority is to step up efforts to facilitate access to these drugs by increasing production and expanding the scale of distribution,” Balakrishnan said.
He added that in addition to doses of vaccinations, Singapore also supplies medical equipment, medicines and oxygen to other countries.
At the same time, in August, the rate of full two-stage vaccination against COVID-19 among the population in Singapore rose to 79%.