SINGAPORE: Singapore has begun vaccinating its seniors against COVID-19, with residents in Tanjong Pagar and Ang Mo Kio receiving their first dose of the vaccine on Wednesday .
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong visited Ang Mo Kio polyclinic, one of the two vaccination centres for the constituency. The other centre will be set up at Teck Ghee Community Centre by Feb 1. Mr Lee is a Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC. He said most of the 200 people who booked slots to be vaccinated on Wednesday had turned up for their jabs. Mr Lee received his first shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Jan 8."I think that people are taking it seriously and in the right spirit and I hope that Singaporeans will come forward and get vaccinated when your turn comes because it is good for you, it is safe, it is free, and will help all of us," the Prime Minister said.
"I am concerned, it is a risk because Chinese New Year – just like Hari Raya, just like the other festivals, Christmas – people visit one another in big numbers, and you enjoy yourself," said Mr Lee.
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