Singapore's Expert Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination on Monday (May 22) urged those aged 60 and above, as well as medically vulnerable people to get the updated bivalent vaccine booster around one year after their last booster dose.
SINGAPORE: The Expert Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination on Monday recommended that those aged 60 and above, and medically vulnerable people who have yet to receive the updated bivalent vaccine booster to do so around one year after their last booster dose.
People will generally be considered up to date with their COVID-19 vaccination if they achieved the minimum protection. MOH had said previously that the Pfizer-BioNTech and the Moderna bivalent vaccines are recommended as the additional booster shot for these groups of people. The risks of severe illness from COVID-19, including breathing difficulties and even death, can be as high as around seven in 100 persons among unvaccinated seniors.
No further doses are recommended for children aged five to 11, beyond what is required for minimum protection.
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