While Singapore's COVID-19 response was based on what was learnt from the SARS outbreak, "expect the next pandemic to be different", says Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.
While Singapore's COVID-19 response was based on what was learnt from the SARS outbreak, "expect the next pandemic to be different", says Health Minister Ong Ye Kung .New: You can now listen to articles.SINGAPORE: There is a tendency for governments to prepare for old challenges rather than new ones, and this applies to the approach to pandemic preparedness, Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung said on Tuesday .
Singapore, as did other East Asian countries, soon realised that COVID-19 was"far more transmissible than SARS" and that tracing and isolation could not contain the virus. Mr Ong pointed out that a"full range of measures" would be needed during a pandemic as the common mission as a healthcare jurisdiction is to minimise deaths.
"We do not have all the expertise to develop an effective vaccine for the next time. So we are not seeking to develop a Singapore vaccine for the next pandemic; we are working with scientists around the world to develop the best possible vaccine in as short a time as possible."
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