BioNTech's decision to establish its regional HQ in Singapore is a strong signal of the company's confidence in Singapore's fundamentals. “It will strengthen Singapore’s position as a leading hub for biopharmaceutical manufacturing, enhance our resilience in dealing with future pandemics, and strengthen our position as a critical node within the global vaccine value chain in addition to creating good jobs for Singaporeans.
Category: Healthcare
Healthcare related news in Singapore
Your health is only as good as your arteries. Arteries are more than just conduits for blood to flow. Take care of them through exercise.
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Stricter measures which effectively bring us back to Phase 2 will be introduced to manage the evolving community cases and stem transmissions.
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4 unlinked community cases are among the 9 new cases confirmed on May Day. The cases include a 15-year-old secondary school student.
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All individuals should limit their overall number of social interactions, to not more than two per day, whether visiting another household or meeting with friends/ family members in a public place.
To avoid an uncontrolled resurgence of community cases, everyone should avoid going to crowded places and stay home where possible. You should also keep your groups as small as possible and stick to a regular group of contacts. You should also stay home when you are unwell and see a doctor to get tested, and be vaccinated when it is offered to you.
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This case is a reminder that vaccinated individuals can get infected but the vaccine can prevent symptomatic disease. This is why we cannot let our guard down and must adhere to all existing safety measures.
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It's irresponsible to share fake news without fact-checking, and simply despicable to exploit other people's tragic event for one's agenda.
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Singapore is in discussions with several pharmaceutical companies to manufacture vaccines and therapeutics locally, says Min Chan Chun Sing.
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Wastage is avoided by closely monitoring the appointment bookings and historical take-up rate, and delivering the appropriate number of vaccine doses to the vaccination sites. Vials that are not yet opened can be stored at the vaccination sites for at least three to four days.
Staff giving the jabs will also check that there are individuals awaiting vaccination before opening a new vial. In addition, there are also pre-planned lists of individuals who will be invited for vaccination at the end of the day to use any balance remaining in a multi-dose vial. This will further minimise wastage, Dr Janil said.
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