Moderna seeking approval for use of its COVID-19 vaccine in Singapore

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SINGAPORE — American biotechnology company Moderna has asked the authorities in Singapore to approve the use of its Covid-19 vaccine here.

If all goes well, the first batch of vaccines could arrive as early as this month.

Moderna chief executive Stephane Bancel told The Straits Times on Tuesday night (Dec 1) that the company is in talks with the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in Singapore.

“We’ve started sending to Singapore, all the information that we have, and we’re having a very good dialogue with them,” he said.

“It is of course their decision how long they need to be comfortable with the data, because their (priority) is to ensure safety, but I anticipate that it…

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