Some of the first ones to be vaccinated in one of the hospitals in the United States were managers, coordinators, and others who do not do hands-on patient care.
Singapore signed NDAs with Covid-19 vaccine developers to access confidential data on the progress of candidate vaccines that was not yet available in published literature, without being tied to purchasing the vaccines.
The Sputnik V vaccine, which is 100% effective at preventing severe Covid-19 cases, can be stored at a temperature of between two and eight degrees Celsius.
Lee Hsien Loong says Singapore signed advance purchase agreements and made early down payments for “the most promising” Covid-19 vaccine candidates, including with Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Sinovac.
With this recommendation by members of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), the FDA will likely grant emergency-use authorisation to Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine within days.
Pfizer-BioNTech’s two-dose vaccine has been shown to start preventing Covid-19 even after the first dose, suggesting that those who missed the second dose may still have some form of protection from the coronavirus.
Moderna has applied to the US’ FDA for emergency-use authorisation of its Covid-19 vaccine; the FDA will meet on Dec 17 to review Moderna’s application.