Private Medical Service Providers that Applied for Importation of COVID-19 Vaccines Not Approved by WHO

Debated in Parliament on 13 Sep 2021.

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Mr Gan Thiam Poh inquired whether any private medical service providers have applied to import COVID-19 vaccines not approved by the WHO.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung confirmed that no such applications from private providers have been received to date.
The response specifies that only WHO-approved inactivated virus vaccines have been considered for import by private entities.
The debate highlights the current regulatory alignment with WHO guidelines for vaccine importation by private providers.

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Gan Thiam Poh

Mr Gan Thiam Poh asked the Minister for Health whether there are private medical service providers that have applied for importation of COVID-19 vaccines other than the inactive virus vaccines approved by the World Health Organization.

Ong Ye Kung

To date, no private medical service providers have applied for importation of COVID-19 vaccines other than the inactivated virus vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Private Medical Service Providers that Applied for Importation of COVID-19 Vaccines Not Approved by WHO

Debated in Parliament on 13 Sep 2021.

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Mr Gan Thiam Poh inquired whether any private medical service providers have applied to import COVID-19 vaccines not approved by the WHO.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung confirmed that no such applications from private providers have been received to date.
The response specifies that only WHO-approved inactivated virus vaccines have been considered for import by private entities.
The debate highlights the current regulatory alignment with WHO guidelines for vaccine importation by private providers.

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Gan Thiam Poh

Ong Ye Kung

To date, no private medical service providers have applied for importation of COVID-19 vaccines other than the inactivated virus vaccines approved by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Private Medical Service Providers that Applied for Importation of COVID-19 Vaccines Not Approved by WHO

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Gan Thiam Poh

Ong Ye Kung

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Private Medical Service Providers that Applied for Importation of COVID-19 Vaccines Not Approved by WHO

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Gan Thiam Poh

Ong Ye Kung

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