Senior staff nurse Sarah Lim (R) has become the first person in Singapore to receive the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer-BioNTech. (Photo: straitstimes.com) Hanoi, February 25 (VNA) - Singapore is discussing the mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccinecertificates with other countries, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on February24, calling it a necessary step towards resuming global travel.
In a video recording posted on Facebook, Lee also said evenif each country gears up to secure its own supplies, there must be globalcooperation so that all, including developing ones, have access to the vaccines.
Singapore, a regional travel and tourism hub, began itsCOVID-19 vaccination programme on December 30, 2020. It has approved shots fromPfizer-BioNTech and Moderna.
People who have received a COVID-19 vaccination in Singaporewill get a vaccination card that includes information such as their personalparticulars, vaccine brand and dates of vaccinations. All local COVID-19vaccination records are digitally stored in the National Immunisation Registry.
Meanwhile, Indonesia began its three-day mass COVID-19vaccination for about 5,000 journalists in Jakarta on February 25.
The country is also targeting 5 million teachers and schoolstaff members to be vaccinated by June 2021.
Indonesia kicked off itsmass COVID-19 vaccination on January 13,with a target of 181.5 million people until next year, to createherd immunity and end the pandemic./.
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