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Singaporeans wary of vaccine, South Koreans want it right now – Sydney Morning Herald
Singapore has been such a success at suppressing COVID-19, some citizens don’t want the jab. But vaccine delays have angered South Koreans.
But the government is keen to open more of the economy with the help of the vaccine in a country dependent on travel and trade and preparing to host the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering next year.
“Singapore is a victim of its own success,” said Leong Hoe Nam, an infectious diseases expert at the city’s Mount Elizabeth Hospital.
To show the vaccine is safe, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, 68, said he and his colleagues would be among the early recipients of the shots.
They will be free, voluntary…
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