Health

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Sputnik V Claims to Provide Twice The Protection Against Omicron Compared to its Competitor

Melissa Fann
25/01/2022

According to an announcement by the Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology (Gamaleya Center) and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, investor in Sputnik…

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Integrated Shield Plan special coverage for COVID-19 vaccination complications resulting in hospitalisation extended to 31 December 2022

Melissa Fann
17/01/2022

The Life Insurance Association, Singapore (LIA Singapore) today announced that coverage of in-patient hospitalisation under Integrated Shield Plans (IP) for COVID-19 vaccination complications will be extended until 31 December 2022.…

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HSA Extends the Use of Comirnaty COVID-19 Vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech to Children of Ages 5 to 11

Melissa Fann
11/12/2021

In an announcement released this morning, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in Singapore has extended the authorisation of Comirnaty COVID-19 Vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech for use in children of ages 5…

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Southeast Asians Attitudes Towards Vaccination as Year-end Celebrations Approach

Melissa Fann
29/11/2021

As the year-end nears, Milieu Insight released the results of their “Festival Sentiments & 2022 Outlook” study with N=6000 people across Southeast Asia to find out about vaccination status considerations…

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HSA Grants Interim Authorisation for Sinovac-CoronaVac Vaccine in Singapore

Melissa Fann
24/10/2021

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) granted an interim authorisation yesterday under the Pandemic Special Access Route (PSAR) for Sinovac-CoronaVac, an inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech, to be used…

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What is UV-C Technology and How Does It Help Fight The Pandemic?

Melissa Fann
04/09/2021

The pandemic has continued to accelerate advancements in UV-C, unleashing new possibilities for applications in businesses and homes. As Singapore moves into ‘living’ with COVID-19 with faster testing and wider…

Health

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HSA Grants Provisional Authorisation for COVID-19 Breathalysers

Melissa Fann
11/06/2021

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in Singapore has granted provisional authorisation for the COVID-19 breathalysers “BreFence Go COVID-19 Breath Test System” and “TracieX Breathalyser” since May this year. These breathalysers…

covid-19

Sputnik V Claims to Provide Twice The Protection Against Omicron Compared to its Competitor

Integrated Shield Plan special coverage for COVID-19 vaccination complications resulting in hospitalisation extended to 31 December 2022

HSA Extends the Use of Comirnaty COVID-19 Vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech to Children of Ages 5 to 11

Southeast Asians Attitudes Towards Vaccination as Year-end Celebrations Approach

HSA Grants Interim Authorisation for Sinovac-CoronaVac Vaccine in Singapore

What is UV-C Technology and How Does It Help Fight The Pandemic?

HSA Grants Provisional Authorisation for COVID-19 Breathalysers

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