世界卫生组织本周二（6月2日）发布公告，宣布正式批准中国生产的科兴疫苗做紧急使用。
Chinese-produced Sinovac shot is approved for emergency use, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in an statement on Tuesday (June 1).
在该疫苗的有效性研究中，51%的接种者有效预防了有症状感染，100%的接种者有效预防了重症感染以及入院。
In its vaccine efficacy research shows that the vaccine prevented symptomatic disease in 51 percent of those vaccinated and prevented severe Covid-19 and hospitalisation in 100 per cent of the studied population.
科兴很快也将在新加坡投入使用。不过据卫生部长王乙康称，新加坡的私人医疗者可申请并给有意向的接种者使用已运达新加坡的20万剂科兴疫苗。
Singapore residents will be able to use Sinovac vaccine soon. “A licensed healthcare institution can apply to MOH to draw on our existing stock of 200,000 doses to administer to those who wish to have it”, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said.
这也意味着希望注射科兴疫苗的居民需要去私人诊所自费接种。
This means that Singapore residents who wish to administer Sinovac vaccine need to pay to get it at a private clinic.
尽管不少在新华人对科兴疫苗期盼已久，多少人愿意付费，又有多少人会选择接种其他免费的疫苗呢？
Even though many Chinese in Singapore has been expecting Sinovac vaccine, how many are willing to pay, while how many choose to get those that can be administered for free?