Singapore will speed up Covid-19 vaccination programme: taskforce

Janice Heng

Published Fri, Jun 25, 2021 · 05:50 AM

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SINGAPORE is speeding up its Covid-19 vaccination efforts, aiming to fully vaccinate two-thirds of the population by Aug 9.

Higher vaccine coverage will enable more economic reopening as fuller resumption of activity in sectors such as food and beverage (F&B), hospitality, events and travel will depend on Singapore's vaccination rates, the multi-ministry taskforce on Covid-19 told a press conference on Thursday,

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