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Singapore Eyes Schools Reopening as Vaccinations Rise for Kids
- Nearly 90% of students signed up for vaccination in Singapore
- Singapore’s virus cases at highest daily tally since June 3
People stand in line outside a Covid-19 test site in the Hougang district of Singapore in May.
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Authorities in Singapore are planning to reopen schools in stages from the end of this month as the pace of vaccinations among children speeds up amid an increase in coronavirus cases.
Singapore is among the first few countries to authorize the use of Pfizer-Biontech vaccine for children 12 years and above. Since June 11, these students could get registered to receive vaccine jabs as part of Singapore’s plan to keep in step with developed economies that are beginning to reopen.