Finance Minister
"I would encourage parents that when the opportunity is available for your children to get vaccinated, not to turn away and deny your children that opportunity for them to get that protection from the virus," said Wong, a co-chair of
The country has a population of 5.8 million, and total number of cases reached 61,651 late Tuesday.
The country has made progress with a vaccination rate of 22.8%. But educational authorities have continued to order students to remain at home and connect to virtual networks for lessons.
Private institutes that specialize in after-school learning are required to remain online until
Health Minister
"Teams have assessed that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated high efficacy and safety for this age group of 12 to 15 years old, which is consistent with what we have observed for the adult population," Ong said.
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