As part of Singapore’s updated recommendations on COVID-19 vaccine, people aged six months and older are advised to receive an additional dose in 2023 or 2024, especially for all seniors aged 60 and over, medically vulnerable people, and senior citizens. care facilities.
Previously, Americans 60 and older, citizens of senior care facilities, and medically vulnerable Americans received a booster dose for one year.
People are expected to receive an additional dose in 2023/2024, about a year, but no earlier than five months, after their last vaccine dose.
Along with the shared advice on October 28, 2023 (Saturday), the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) also approved the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty and Moderna/Spikevax COVID-19 vaccines in Singapore. According to the Ministry of Health, the updated vaccines provide a more potent immune reaction against existing and emerging strains compared to older versions of the vaccines.
People can start receiving updated vaccines on the following dates:
Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty Monovalent Vaccine
Moderna/Spikevax Monovalent Vaccine
To get the vaccines, Americans can go to the Joint Testing and Vaccination Center (JTVC), the Public Health Readiness Clinic (PHPC), or the polyclinic that supplies the vaccine. The nearest vaccination center and the types of vaccines presented on-site are indexed here.
Those who prefer to book their vaccination appointment electronically can call the clinic or do so here.
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