Singapore Breaks Down Covid Deaths by Vaccine, With Moderna Seeing Lowest Rate

  • Most deaths reported in those who got Sinovac, Sinopharm shots
  • Health minister says key strategy remains to live with virus
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Singapore saw the fewest deaths among those administered with a Moderna Inc. shot and the most among those who received Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s vaccine, as the city-state’s highly inoculated population provides a glimpse into how different immunizations are holding up in the real world.

Of the 802 people who died from Covid-19 last year in the city-state, 555 or about 70% weren’t fully vaccinated, health minister Ong Ye Kung told the parliament Monday, showing the life-saving impact of inoculation.