Singapore PM receives Covid-19 vaccine as nationwide vaccination drive starts


PM Lee getting his Covid-19 vaccination card at Singapore General Hospital on Jan 8, 2021. - LIANHE ZAOBAO

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took the Covid-19 vaccine on Friday (Jan 8) morning, at the start of a nationwide drive to vaccinate staff across various public healthcare institutions.

Also vaccinated were the Health Ministry's director of medical services Kenneth Mak, along with 88 healthcare workers from the Singapore General Hospital (SGH).

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