The Singapore Government has contributed a total of 122,400 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Batam and the Riau Islands (KEPRI) province in Indonesia, as part of the close cooperation between Singapore and Indonesia in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Foreign Affairs and Second Minister for Education Dr Mohamad Maliki Osman handed over the shipment of vaccines to Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Singapore Suryo Pratomo at Jurong Port on 28 September. The shipment is scheduled to arrive in Batu Ampar Port in Batam on 29 September.
This contribution of AstraZeneca vaccine doses, which Singapore had procured under the COVAX initiative, is part of Singapore’s efforts to support the regional and global fight against COVID-19. As Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said at the APEC Informal Leaders’ Retreat on 16 July 2021, Singapore will donate our vaccines under the COVAX initiative to other countries. Singapore is grateful to Gavi and AstraZeneca for facilitating this effort.
The transcript of Minister Maliki’s remarks at the handover ceremony is appended.
Source: Government of Singapore