Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Friday received the first dose of Covid-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
Hsien Loong in his Facebook post stated that he received the injection alongside the republic’s Ministry of Health (MOH) Medical Services Director, Associate Professor Kenneth Mak. He wrote,
“We received the initial vaccine injection to show Singaporeans that we are confident the vaccine is safe and effective.”
He also explained that both he and Professor Mak were monitored for 30 minutes after the injection for any side effects, such as allergic reactions. They were both healthy after the monitoring session ended.
He elaborated that the country aims to start the vaccination process for the elderly from February and then for Singaporeans as well as long-term residents. He stressed that the vaccination should be done voluntarily and hoped that everyone will get vaccinated when it is their turn.
Read his post here:
Was at Singapore General Hospital this morning to take a look at the start of COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare…
Posted by Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday, January 7, 2021
As reported by Sinar, the first shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to Singapore was on December 21. The republic has begun vaccination on December 30 with health workers at the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID) being the first to receive the vaccine.
