Coronavirus Singapore

Vast digital backbone supporting vaccine drive

Workers setting up a vaccination centre at Woodlands Galaxy Community Club in January. Typically, it takes 10 days to transform an empty room - usually a multipurpose hall in a community club - into a full-fledged vaccination centre.
Workers setting up a vaccination centre at Woodlands Galaxy Community Club in January. Typically, it takes 10 days to transform an empty room - usually a multipurpose hall in a community club - into a full-fledged vaccination centre. PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO
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In the race to get Singapore vaccinated on schedule, technology has proved to be an invaluable tool.

Behind each of the country's 38 vaccination centres is a vast virtual infrastructure that captures, sorts and catalogues each jab to make the process as efficient as possible.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 19, 2021, with the headline Vast digital backbone supporting vaccine drive. Subscribe