16-11-2021, 09:49 AM
The Republic has signed a new supply agreement with Pfizer for its paediatric Covid-19 vaccines for children aged five to 11,said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung yesterday.
The agreement also includes the delivery of these vaccines, and the Ministry of Health is in "constant contact" with Pfizer to fulfil these deliveries as soon as possible, said Mr Ong.
Singapore's director of medical services Kenneth Mak said last week that the paediatric doses but a different buffer solution, so that they can be stored under more conventional cold chain requirements.
This will also make it easier to draw the required amount of vaccine from the vial...
Part of an article found in todays' The New Paper.
The agreement also includes the delivery of these vaccines, and the Ministry of Health is in "constant contact" with Pfizer to fulfil these deliveries as soon as possible, said Mr Ong.
Singapore's director of medical services Kenneth Mak said last week that the paediatric doses but a different buffer solution, so that they can be stored under more conventional cold chain requirements.
This will also make it easier to draw the required amount of vaccine from the vial...
Part of an article found in todays' The New Paper.