Singapore healthcare workers to receive Covid-19 vaccine from Dec 30

The committee has also assessed that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is suitable for use in people aged 16 and above.- ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore’s Covid-19 vaccination exercise will begin on Dec 30 with healthcare workers at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, followed by the elderly aged 70 and older next February.

Vaccinations will roll out to more healthcare institutions in the coming weeks, with public healthcare institutions and private hospitals to arrange for their staff to be vaccinated at their respective premises.