SINGAPORE, Apr 9 (NNN-CNA) – Singapore has started offering the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccines, to senior citizens aged 80 and above, from yesterday.
Apart from the 80-plus elders, people who live in aged care facilities, and those at risk of severe disease, due to weakened immune systems or have severe chronic disease, will also be eligible for the fourth dose, also known as the second booster dose.
On Mar 24, Singapore’s Health Minister, Ong Ye Kung, told a press conference that, given the emerging international data on the waning of vaccine protection against severe disease over time, it is recommended that these groups of people get a second booster dose.
Given the characteristics of the dominant variant in Singapore, there are no plans to extend the booster to the rest of the population yet, said Ong.– NNN-CNA
