S’pore approves Pfizer Covid-19 jab for children aged 5 to 11; booster shots for 18- to 29-year-olds from Dec 14
SINGAPORE – Children from five to 11 years old will be able to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine from the end of the month. Vaccination for this group will begin once new batches of the vaccine are received, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement on Friday (Dec 10) night. Those aged between... » read more
Novavax applies for approval to use its Covid-19 vaccine in S’pore
SINGAPORE – A new Covid-19 vaccine could be available in Singapore, with American firm Novavax having applied for interim authorisation by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA). Confirming this, the authority told The Straits Times that Novavax had submitted data in its application via the Pandemic Special Access Route on Nov 22. “HSA has commenced a... » read more
A*STAR and Local SME Work with Vaccination Centres to Deploy Automated Systems for Filling Syringes
SINGAPORE, Sep 30, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) has developed an Automated Vaccine Inoculation Dispenser (AVID) system, which replaces the manual step of filling injection syringes with vaccine liquid. AVID is customised for the vaccination centres which are set up by the Ministry of Health... » read more
Basketball: LeBron confirms Covid-19 vaccinated but ‘not my job’ to persuade others
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – LeBron James confirmed he had been vaccinated against Covid-19 on Tuesday (Sept 28) but said it was “not my job” to convince other NBA players to follow suit. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar had previously to say whether he had been vaccinated, saying it was a “private” matter for him and... » read more
PM Lee receives his Covid-19 booster jab
SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received his Covid-19 booster jab at the Singapore General Hospital on Friday morning (Sept 17). “Cases are increasing rapidly. A booster jab will strengthen your protection against Covid-19,” said PM Lee on Facebook. He added that Singapore’s expert committee on Covid-19 vaccines has recommended this additional dose for... » read more
Free Sinopharm vaccine for 1,000 seniors at Healthway clinics from Sept 8
SINGAPORE – Seniors who prefer the Sinopharm vaccine can get free vaccinations at Healthway clinics from Wednesday (Sept 8). The medical group has tied up with real estate company OUE to sponsor full vaccination for 1,000 seniors aged 60 and above. “This initiative is in support of the Government’s efforts to boost Covid-19 vaccination take-up rate among... » read more
Agilex Biolabs Partners with Endpoints News for the First Webinar on Rapid Vaccine Development in Australia
ADELAIDE, AUS, Aug 26, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Agilex Biolabs, the Australian specialist bioanalytical and toxicology laboratory facilities for clinical trials is partnering with Endpoints News to share the latest on “Non-clinical and clinical pathways for rapid vaccine development in Australia”, in a webinar hosted by Endpoints News Editor Arsalan Arif. Agilex... » read more
COVAC Token, the First-Ever Crypto COVID Vaccine Token Skyrockets 180x In 2 Months
New York, NY, Aug 23, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – With vaccine passports touted to remain a permanent fixture of international travel, and even domestic mobility for the foreseeable future, this new crypto initiative seems to be riding the wave of recovery with its $COVAC cryptocurrency. The market appears to be loving it... » read more
MOH to track sale of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccination slots, take action if needed
SINGAPORE – Enforcement action will be taken against people who exploit others by selling their Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccination slots. Responding to queries from The Straits Times on Sunday (Aug 22), a spokesman at the Ministry of Health (MOH) said: “Individuals with booking slots should not exploit the situation and take advantage of people who want to be vaccinated.”... » read more
Covid-19 vaccine by Arcturus and Singapore’s Duke-NUS in phase 2 trials
SINGAPORE – Three different Covid-19 messenger RNA vaccines which may have reduced side effects when administered are being developed with Singapore’s involvement in their clinical trials. Developed by United States-firm Arcturus Therapeutics, the three vaccine candidates can be given at a much lower dose than the mRNA vaccines now available – such as those by... » read more
Highest financial aid of $225k paid to two patients for serious side effects from Covid-19 vaccine: MOH
SINGAPORE – Two patients suffering from serious side effects related to the Covid-19 vaccine have each received the highest payout of $225,000 in government financial aid so far, said the Ministry of Health (MOH). One of them is a 16-year-old boy who suffered a cardiac arrest after his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. The... » read more
Avance Clinical Congratulates Client Tetherex Pharmaceuticals on Initiation of Dosing in a Phase 1 Clinical Study Using a Novel Single-Cycle Adenovirus Vaccine Strategy in Australia
ADELAIDE, AUS, Jul 9, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The largest Australian full-service CRO for international biotechs and Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific CRO Market Leadership Award winner Avance Clinical today congratulated client Tetherex Pharmaceuticals on first patient dosing for its Phase 1 vaccine clinical trial. Tetherex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a privately held, clinical... » read more
Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine recipients not included in Singapore’s national vaccination count
SINGAPORE – Individuals who have received the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine are not included in Singapore’s national vaccination numbers. “The national vaccination numbers reflect only those vaccinated under the national vaccination programme,” the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Tuesday (July 6). “Currently, this only includes those vaccinated with the Moderna Covid-19 and Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccines.” However,... » read more
No pre-event testing exemption for Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine upsets some in Singapore
SINGAPORE – For Mr Liu, 28, finding out that he would not be exempt from pre-event testing after getting the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine was “not a very pleasant feeling”. The banker and permanent resident, who declined to give his full name, had opted to get his first jab of the Sinovac vaccine on June 21... » read more
Recipients of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine not exempted from pre-event testing: MOH
SINGAPORE – People who have received the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine will not be exempted from pre-event testing, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday (June 30). Vaccines not included in Singapore’s national vaccination programme – Sinovac’s among them – may lack sufficient documentation of how effective they are at protecting against Covid-19 infection, and... » read more
Singapore to receive batch of Covid-19 vaccines, called Comirnaty, that are same as Pfizer’s: MOH
SINGAPORE – Singapore is set to receive a batch of Covid-19 vaccines called Comirnaty, as the Republic ramps up supplies to get as many people inoculated as possible. In a statement on Wednesday (June 23), the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that the vaccines are the same as the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines that are now used... » read more
Football: Qatar seeks one million virus jabs for World Cup fans
DOHA (AFP) – Qatar’s prime minister announced Doha is seeking to provide one million doses of a coronavirus vaccine to fans attending the 2022 World Cup in the country, state media reported Sunday (June 20). The Gulf nation has been slowly opening up as it continues with its mass vaccination programme. There is “the possibility... » read more
First of Sinovac jabs to be administered from Friday afternoon, two weeks wait for others
SINGAPORE – The first of the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccinations will be administered at some private clinics on Friday (June 18) afternoon, following the authorities’ approval of 24 private healthcare clinics to draw on the Government’s existing stock of the vaccine. As not all the clinics have received the vials yet, many have turned away walk-in... » read more