As Pfizer and AstraZeneca make headlines in 2024 with billions of dollars in new facility investments, they reinforce the stature of Singapore as the go-to country for global pharma brands.
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Singapore gives nod to Pfizer’s oral drug for treating COVID
In a big boost to health sector, Singapore has finally approved Pfizer’s oral antiviral tablet Paxlovid for treating COVID-19, the country’s Health Sciences Authority said today.
COVID-19 antibodies decrease by 80 per cent six months after second Pfizer vaccine jab, finds US study
A US study has found that a decrease in COVID-19 antibodies produced by the Pfizer vaccine was found in senior nursing home residents six months after receiving their second dose.
US FDA alerts people about risk of heart inflammation after second mRNA vaccine dose
The United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted everyone that there might be rare risk of heart inflammation in youth who had received both doses of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.
PM Lee Hsien Loong gets first vaccine shot as government announces rollout plan
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received his first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine today and urged others to take the jabs in a country that has largely brought the pandemic under control.
Indian-origin doctors in US take COVID-19 vaccine in public to encourage others
Several Indian-American physicians have publicised getting the coronavirus vaccine shot and are encouraging others to follow suit, emphasising that the vaccine is the “only saving grace” and a “scientific blessing” that will help the world win the battle against COVID-19.
