“The national vaccination numbers reflect only those vaccinated under the national vaccination programme,” the Ministry said in an emailed statement on July 7Singapore has excluded those who received Sinovac Biotech’s shots from its national COVID-19 vaccination count, according to the city-State’s Health Ministry. “The national vaccination numbers reflect only those vaccinated under the national vaccination programme,” the Ministry said in an emailed statement on July 7. Sinovac’s CoronaVac shot is not part of Singapore’s national vaccination programme and the city-state has said it is still awaiting critical data from the company. Recipients of the Sinovac vaccine are also not exempt from COVID-19 tests required before attending certain events or entering some venues. “COVID-19 vaccines that are not part of our national vaccination programme may not have documented sufficient data on their protection against COVID-19 infection, especially against the Delta variant that is currently circulating,” the Health Ministry said last week.

Source: The Hindu July 07, 2021 09:50 UTC