Singapore PM receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong obtained the primary shot of a vaccine in opposition to COVID-19 on Friday, the 68-year-old stated in a Facebook put up sharing a video of him being injected within the arm at a neighborhood hospital.
Singapore has to this point solely accredited Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine however has stated it has additionally secured sufficient doses for its 5.7 million inhabitants together with from different vaccine-makers like Moderna and Sinovac.
“We got vaccinated early to show Singaporeans we are confident that the vaccine is safe and effective,” Lee stated, including that he had been vaccinated alongside the nation’s prime well being official, Kenneth Mak.
The city-state gave its first jabs on the finish of December, however Lee stated broader vaccinations of healthcare employees from public establishments would begin on Friday, adopted by the aged subsequent month.