MOH said on 6 July that those who have received the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine are not included in the national vaccination numbers.
MOH said:
“The national vaccination numbers reflect only those vaccinated under the national vaccination programme.”
“Currently, this only includes those vaccinated with the Moderna Covid-19 and Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccines.”
As such, Sinovac vaccine recipients won’t be getting the same benefits as those who took the Pfizer or Moderna variations; such as still requiring to undergo pre-event testings and etc when attending public events (something that Pfizer/Moderna recipients need not do so).
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung also added that they don’t really have enough data now to establish how effective Sinovac is in terms of infection and severe illnesses on Delta.
The vaccine has yet to be approved for use in the national vaccination programme because the Chinese drugmaker hasn’t submitted the data that the HSA needs to complete its evaluation.
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