Singapore Airways is aiming to be the world’s first airline to have all crew vaccinated in opposition to COVID-19.
The airline confirmed to CNN Journey that every one their crew have been supplied free vaccines from the Singaporean authorities.
‘We’re grateful to the Singapore authorities for making the aviation sector a precedence within the nation’s vaccination train,’ the airline’s CEO, Goh Choon Phong, stated in a press release to the corporate.’This displays the sector’s significance and the essential position we play in each Singapore’s financial restoration and the struggle in opposition to the pandemic.’
Singapore has acquired the Pfizer vaccine. To date 5,200 staff have signed up for his or her pictures.
The airline stated that after vaccinated, the crew will have the ability to decrease their stage of COVID-19 safety, which is at present strictly adopted on flights.
Singapore has been comparatively unaffected by the pandemic. To date the nation has solely seen 59,113 confirmed instances and 29 deaths. This has been principally resulting from strict border closures by the federal government.
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