Fewer polyclinics to offer Covid-19 jabs but no appointment needed

SINGAPORE – From July 1, Covid-19 vaccination will be available at only eight polyclinics, which will all offer the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty Covid-19 vaccine for those aged 12 and older.

Some clinics will also offer the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine for those between five and 11 years old or the Moderna/Spikevax vaccine for those aged six months to four years, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) on Friday.

Vaccination services for Covid-19 are currently available at all 23 polyclinics, and an appointment is required.

Those who wish to get their Covid-19 shots will not need to make an appointment from July 1, MOH said. Anyone who is eligible can walk into any of the eight polyclinics and get vaccinated.

The eight polyclinics that will offer Covid-19 vaccination services are:

MOH said the move is aimed at streamlining vaccination services at the polyclinics to optimise resources as Covid-19 becomes endemic and demand for vaccination stabilises.

It said: “Vaccination remains key in keeping our population safe from Covid-19.”

It added that everyone is encouraged to get vaccinated when eligible.

To be well protected against severe disease and hospitalisation should they contract the disease, seniors aged 60 and older, and people who are medically vulnerable, are advised to take the updated bivalent vaccine booster about a year after their last booster dose, said MOH.

They can get a shot five months after their last booster dose, it added.

Besides the polyclinics, those who are eligible can also walk into any of the nine joint testing and vaccination centres, or contact any participating Public Health Preparedness Clinic to make an appointment before going to the clinic to receive their Covid-19 jab.

Residents can visit

gowhere.gov.sg/vaccine

to locate the vaccination site nearest to them and find out its operating hours.