PM: S'pore will use Covid-19 jabs from any source, as long as they are safe, effective; 17 imported cases reported on Sunday


PM Lee said Singapore is in the process of evaluating China's Sinovac vaccine. - The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE, March 14 (The Straits Times): Singapore will use Covid-19 vaccines no matter where they are made, as long as they are safe and effective, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in an interview with the BBC broadcast on Sunday (March 14).

"We will use vaccines from any source. Vaccines do not carry a nationality. Is it good or is it no good? Does it work? If it does, then we will use it," he added.

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