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PM Lee Hsien Loong receives first dose of #Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vacc… https://t.co/VKhmXmHbIM via @YouTube

— Nurun Naher (@papry22) January 8, 2021

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Singapore's Prime Minister received the new crown vaccine this morning, marking the start of nationwide vaccination of staff in Singapore pic.twitter.com/2YJyZztA93

— Attorney Athena (@AttorneyAthena) January 8, 2021

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Singapore PM receives his first dose of coronavirus vaccine https://t.co/d56TA9CcVY

— SCMP News (@SCMPNews) January 8, 2021

• Lee Hsien Loong said he and top health official Kenneth Mak got inoculated early to show Singaporeans they are confident the Covid-19 vaccine is safe
• Elsewhere, Japan reported over 7,500 new cases as officials doubt a second emergency will stop the spread, and Brisbane is heading into a lockdown

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received his first shot of a vaccine against Covid-19 on Friday, he said in a Facebook post.

A video showed the 68-year-old being injected in the arm at a local hospital.

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3116919/singapore-pm-gets-his-first-coronavirus-vaccine-dose-japan?utm_content=article&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1610086181

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