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Singapore residents can get more types of Covid-19 jabs - but at their own cost and risk

Vaccines without HSA approval may be used as long as green-lit by WHO

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Annabeth Leow

Annabeth Leow

Published Mon, May 31, 2021 · 09:50 PM

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    HEALTHCARE providers are keeping an eye on the decision to make more types of Covid-19 vaccines available through the private sector.

    That is as the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Monday that even vaccines without the Health Sciences Authority (HSA)'s approval can be used here under the Special Access Route (SAR), as long as they have been green-lit for emergency use by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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