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Minister for health and co-chair of the multi-ministry task force (MTF) Ong Ye Kung on Jun. 3, 2021 shared on social media about how the home vaccination process will be like.

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In his post, he wrote: "We are bringing Covid-19 vaccine to the doorstep of those who are homebound and unable to travel to vaccination sites."

Home vaccination process

He urged those homebound, immobile, or unable to make their way to one of the vaccination centres to contact the Silver Generation Office.

A Home Vaccination Team consisting of a doctor and nurse will be deployed to bring the vaccines to the doorsteps of those at home.

The vaccine doses will first have to be collected from the vaccination centre nearest to the home of the recipient.

The vaccine doses will be packed in an ice box with a temperature monitoring system to ensure the temperature is maintained throughout the journey.

At their homes, the health personnel responsible will administer the vaccination and observe for any post-vaccination reaction.

Despite being in a home setting, Ong assured the public that the process is safe: "Every diligence is taken to ensure that the process is safe and convenient even in a home setting."

He revealed that 30 homebound individuals have benefitted from the scheme so far.

Ong wrote that he hopes that by working with more private service providers, the number of people who can benefit from this scheme will increase.

PM Lee's address

Ong's post came three days after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's address to the nation on May 31 regarding the next steps to take as a nation in combating the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

Ong's post echoes PM Lee's call for all Singaporean seniors to be vaccinated.

PM Lee urged the remaining 280,000 seniors who are aged 60 and above to "get jabbed as soon as possible".

To further encourage them, PM Lee said they can now walk into any vaccination centre and get vaccinated immediately without registering or booking in advance.

For those who are not mobile or are unable to make their way to the vaccination centres, PM Lee said that they should contact the Silver Generation Office and a doctor and a nurse will visit their homes to administer the vaccine.

In his address, PM Lee said that testing, contact tracing and vaccination has to increase and be sped up.

PM Lee said: "We want to protect as many Singaporeans as possible, and as soon as we can, especially with the new Covid-19 variants."

Should you or your loved one be homebound, you can register interest directly with your home care service providers or call the MOH hotline at 1800-333-9999.

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Top image from Ong Ye Kung/IG