Dr Kalisvar Marimuthu has been priming his loved ones over the last three months for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, Singapore s first and only approved Covid-19 vaccine.
And yesterday, his anticipation of the momentous event came to fruition when the 43-year-old senior consultant at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) rolled up his sleeve as the second Singaporean to receive the jab, at NCID s Day Treatment Centre. I m feeling good and lucky. feeling a bit emotional because the vaccine is potentially a game changer, Dr Kalisvar, who manages suspected and confirmed Covid-19 cases, told reporters after his injection. It has been a long journey for us to reach here, it has been tough for all of us. Vaccines have brought pandemics to their knees in the past, he said, adding that he hoped history would repeat itself.