Covid19 - Vaccine, China's Weapon of Peace

SINGAPORE: Singapore is "quite proactively" in discussion with vaccine
developers, pharmaceutical companies and research institutions to make sure it can have "early access" to future COVID-19 vaccines, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Friday (Jul 24). CNASingapore is snooping around to find its way into the most favoured nations to be among the first to receive this vaccine when ready.

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