Singapore will vaccinate its health care workers against the new coronavirus first, starting December 30, beginning with those at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases. Vaccinations will then roll out to more health care institutions in the coming weeks, Channel News Asia reports. The government has accepted in full the recommendations of the Expert Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination on the overall vaccination strategy of Singapore, the Ministry of Health, said on Sunday. It aims to begin vaccinating the elderly, starting with those aged 70 years and above, from February next year. "Thereafter we will vaccinate other Singaporeans and long-term residents who are medically eligible for vaccination.

Source: The Standard December 28, 2020 07:41 UTC