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On April 22, alongside the easing of various Covid-19 restrictions, some updates were provided on vaccination.
Boosters for recovered individuals
The Expert Committee on Covid-19 Vaccination (EC19V) recommended those who are 12 years old and above, who have completed their primary vaccination series and recovered from Covid-19 infection, to take the booster vaccine dose.
The booster dose may be received from about 28 days after the infection, and should not be delayed beyond nine months after completing the primary vaccine course.
The Committee cites recent evidence that immune protection in recovered persons who are vaccinated can vary between individuals and wanes with time.
Booster vaccination is thus safe in recovered persons and helps maintain a high level of protection against severe disease.
Additionally, from June 1, individuals who have recovered from Covid-19 will be required to receive a booster dose within nine months of their last primary vaccination dose.
This is needed for them to maintain their vaccinated status.
All one needs to do is walk into any Vaccination Centre (VC) before 7pm to receive their booster shot.
On second booster shot for elderly
For those aged 60 to 79 years old, the Committee is not issuing a recommendation for them to receive a second booster shot.
However, these individuals will be offered a second dose if they wish to take it.
The second booster vaccine dose should be administered about five months after receiving the first booster.
This is in addition to the earlier recommendation of a second booster for specific groups — those aged 80 and above, residents of aged care facilities, and the medically vulnerable.
Those aged 60 and above can receive their second booster by walking into any VC offering mRNA vaccines before 7pm.
Vaccination centres progressively closing
To consolidate resources and free up space for other uses, VCs will progressively close from end-May 2022.
VCs closing on May 31 are:
- Arena@Our Tampines Hub
- Bishan Community Club
- Buona Vista Community Club
- Chua Chu Kang Community Club
- Clementi Community Centre
- Hong Kah North Community Club
- Jalan Besar Community Club
- Nanyang Community Club
- Nee Soon East Community Club
- Pasir Ris Elias Community Club
- Radin Mas Community Club
- Sengkang Community Club
- Tampines East Community Club
- Tanjong Pagar Community Club
- Teck Ghee Community Club
- The Serangoon Community Club
- Toa Payoh West Community Club
- Woodlands Community Club
- Woodlands Galaxy Community Club
- Yew Tee Community Club
The above VCs offering the Moderna/Spikevax vaccine will administer the last Dose 1 on May 2, while the above VCs offering the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine will administer the last Dose 1 on May 10.
Dose 2 and booster doses will continue to be administered until May 31.
VCs closing on June 30 are:
- Bedok Community Centre
- Canberra Community Club
- Hougang Community Club
- Punggol 21 Community Club
- Queenstown Community Centre
- Senja-Cashew Community Club
The above VCs offering the Moderna/Spikevax vaccine will administer the last Dose 1 on June 2, while the above VCs offering the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine will administer the last Dose 1 on June 9.
Dose 2 and booster doses will continue to be administered until June 30.
The VCs at Former Hong Kah Secondary School and Raffles City Convention Centre will remain in operation.
More details on VCs can be found here.
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