Singapore isn’t counting people who took the Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine in its national count, according to the Ministry of Health. Only people who have taken Moderna Inc. and Pfizer Inc. shots are reflected in the overall vaccination numbers, a spokesman for the ministry said. About 17,000 have received Sinovac shots, the spokesman said. Singapore began allowing some private clinics to administer Sinovac on June 18, though the vaccine has not yet been approved by the regulator. Non-mRNA shots like Sinovac are able to prevent acute illness or death, but they may be less able to stop the virus spreading.

Source: Mint July 07, 2021 00:45 UTC