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Singapore to Speed Up Vaccination, Flags Reopening Prospects
- Travel rules will ease for vaccinated residents, minister says
- Public health guidelines will be revised for those inoculated
The Senja-Cashew Community Centre Vaccination Centre, operated by Thomson Medical, in Singapore.
Photographer: Wei Leng Tay/Bloomberg
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Singapore said it plans to give a first Covid-19 vaccine shot to most of its population by the end of July after securing more supplies, flagging the prospect of looser travel and social-distancing rules for inoculated residents.
The government will accelerate vaccinations from June 26 as deliveries have been brought forward, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health on Thursday. From July 2, the city-state will open vaccinations to permanent residents and work-permit holders aged 39 years and younger, in addition to Singaporeans in the same age group who currently have priority.