SINGAPORE – Vaccination 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 free to those who are eligible for it.
With all remaining restrictions relaxed from next Monday, Covid-19 shots will be fully subsidised under the National Vaccination Programme, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said in a statement on Thursday.
The statement also carried updated vaccination guidelines:
1. Everyone five years old and above should achieve “minimum protection”, which will mean three doses of an mRNA or the Novavax vaccine, or four doses of the Sinovac vaccine.
2. Those aged 60 and above, medically vulnerable people, and residents of aged-care facilities are recommended to have a booster shot about a year after their last booster dose.
MOH said: “We urge them to receive their booster dose this year when they become eligible for it.”
3. Those between 12 and 59 who are healthy have a lower risk of severe disease, but a booster about one year after their last booster dose will be offered to enhance their protection.
4. Those aged five to 11 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 complete two doses of Moderna/SpikeVax or three doses of Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty. They are not recommended or eligible for additional doses at this time.
