Philippines missed possible deal for 50 million Covid-19 jabs: Foreign Affairs secretary
The World Health Organization (WHO) earlier warned of a possible shortage of syringes for COVID-19 vaccines in 2022.
HK tightens travel curbs for 3 countries over Omicron cases
Returning residents will be quarantined for 21 days at a designated hotel followed by compulsory testing on the 26th day after their arrival.
As Korea opens up, government says kids should get vaccinated
The shift in vaccine advice comes without the national advisory committee on immunization’s review.
VTL travellers may face problems as South Korea tightens Covid-19 rules
VTL travellers from Singapore have the same rights to access as fully-vaccinated Korean citizens, under the bilateral VTL agreement.
Next target in election campaign: Covid-wary voters
The rival campaign committees from the two biggest parties appeared to blame the incumbent government for the surging Covid-19 cases.
Japan in talks with Pfizer to move up vaccine supply schedule
Japan has already signed a contract with the US pharmaceutical giant to supply 120 million doses to be used next year.
AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 antibody drug to arrive in S’pore by end of the year
Preliminary findings in the lab have also shown the drug's effectiveness against variants of concern, including the Delta variant.
Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine neutralizes Omicron virus variant with three shots
BioNTech and Pfizer said a third dose of their vaccine increased the neutralizing antibodies by a factor of 25.
‘In no circumstances’ is forced vaccination okay: UN rights chief
She also emphasized that for any mandate to be acceptable, countries needed to ensure that vaccines are truly available and affordable.
Covid-19 prevents relatives from seeing deceased at funerals
Most people who died from Covid-19 have been transported directly from the hospital to crematories.