Delighted to see the first shipment of vaccines arrive in Singapore on flight SQ7979 – a welcome ‘present’ that we’ve all been looking forward to!
My deepest gratitude to the many agencies and workers that made this possible, from the Health Sciences Authority, which confirmed the vaccines’ safety and efficacy, Ministry of Health, Singapore, public service leaders and officers who helped secure our early access to the vaccines, to our logistics workers who helped transport them here.
The Multi-Ministry Taskforce will announce details of the rollout in due course, so do stay tuned. We are prioritising our healthcare workers and the elderly. Vaccination will be voluntary, but I encourage Singaporeans to take the vaccine.
It’s been a long and arduous year. I hope that this news will give Singaporeans cheer this festive season, and reason to be optimistic for 2021. – LHL
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