Singapore authorizes Novavax Covid Vaccine – HSA (Health Sciences Authority) has granted an interim authorisation under the Pandemic Special Access Route (PSAR) for Nuvaxovid COVID-19 vaccine (Nuvaxovid) by Novavax to be used in Singapore for the prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in individuals aged 18 years and above on 3 February 2022. HSA has […]
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Elderly Singaporean erroneously given 4th Dose of Vaccine and Dies, investigations are on-going. ECON Healthcare Chai Chee Nursing Home resident was already give three doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, and received a fourth shot on 13th December 2021. The resident passed away less than 1 month later, after being admitted to Changi General Hospital on […]
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DBS buys consumer business in Citi Bank Taiwan – Citi continues the sale of its non-core consumer assets in Taiwan where DBS has been selected as the buyer, after selling consumer units in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam for around S$4.9 billion (US$3.6 billion) to UOB earlier in January. The UOB deal on 14th January […]
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Temasek invests into Crypto Exchange FTX valued at $8 billion – FTX, a cryptocurrency exchange in the US and rival to listed Coinbase, raised $400 million in its first external fundraising round and valued by investors including Singapore’s Temasek holdings, at $8 billion. The invesment into FTX, places it into the world’s most valuable private […]
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Beijing Winter Olympics – 72 tested positive for Covid-19 – The IOC (International Olympic Committee) reported 72 cases from early arrivals pre-Games period, after 2,586 tests were conducted at Beijing Capital International Airport uncovered 39 positive cases. In the closed-loop system, test 336,421 tests carried out detected the other 33 cases – all 72 positive cases […]
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