SINGAPORE — Vaccinations will remain Singapore’s first line of defence, even as Covid-19 is now being treated as an endemic disease, and will continue to be given at no cost to those who are eligible for them.
vaccinations will be fully subsidised under the National Vaccination Programme, the Ministry of Health said in a statement on Thursday.1. Everyone aged five years and above should achieve “minimum protection”, which will mean three doses of an mRNA or Novavax vaccine, or four doses of the Sinovac vaccine.
2. Those aged 60 years and above, medically vulnerable persons, and residents of aged care facilities, are recommended to have a booster shot about a year after their last booster dose.3. Those between ages 12 and 59 who are healthy have a lower risk of severe disease, but a booster around one year after their last booster dose will be offered to enhance their protection.
4. Persons aged five to 11 years should achieve “minimum protection” but they are not recommended or eligible for additional doses at this time. 5. Children aged six months to four years should still complete two doses of Moderna/SpikeVax or three doses of Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty. They are not recommended nor eligible for additional doses at this time.
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