Persons aged 12 to 59 years who are healthy have a lower risk of severe disease. An SMS with a personalised booking link will be sent to the mobile number that you had registered for your previous COVID-19 vaccinations, and you may book an appointment at any of the vaccination sites offering the bivalent vaccines via the personalised booking link provided. Please refer to /vaccine to locate vaccination sites that carry your preferered bivalent vaccine.Īll eligible individuals aged 60 years and above will be invited to receive their bivalent vaccine dose around one year after their last dose. The bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine is also available in selected Polyclinics and participating Public Health Preparedness Clinics (PHPCs). Both bivalent Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine or the bivalent Moderna/Spikevax vaccine are available in Joint Testing and Vaccination Centres (JTVCs). The updated bivalent vaccines are recommended for this. Persons Aged 60 Years and above Medically Vulnerable, Residents of Aged Care FacilitiesĪfter achieving minimum protection, medically vulnerable persons and individuals aged 60 years and above are recommended to receive an additional booster dose around one year from their last dose. Persons aged 5 years and above should complete three mRNA or Novavax/Nuvaxovid doses, or four Sinovac-CoronaVac doses to achieve minimum protection. Please visit to locate the nearest vaccination site. Individuals who wish to receive their vaccination at the polyclinics or PHPCs are strongly encouraged to make an appointment with the PHPC to avoid long waiting times. Children aged 13 years and above need not be accompanied. Parents/guardians must accompany their child/ward if he/she is aged 12 years and below. Individuals aged 5 to 17 years will be required to bring a duly completed and signed hard or electronic copy of the parental consent form, which can be downloaded here. Seniors aged 80 years old and above may walk into any JTVC, Polyclinic or participating Public Health Preparedness Clinic (PHPC).Individuals aged 12 years and above may walk into any JTVC before 6.30pm on Mondays to Fridays, and before 12.30pm on Saturdays.Children aged 5 to 11 years may walk in with their parents/guardians to any Joint Testing and Vaccination Centre (JTVC) offering the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 years before 6.30pm on Mondays to Fridays, and before 12.30pm on Saturdays.Parents/guardians of individuals aged 5 to 17 years will receive an SMS notification when their child/ward is eligible, to provide consent and book their child/ward’s booster vaccination appointment.Įligible individuals aged 18 years and above will receive an SMS with a personalised link to book an appointment.Īll individuals aged who are eligible for their third dose of COVID-19 vaccination may also walk in without prior appointment to receive their vaccination: Persons aged 5 years and above who are eligible for their third dose will be invited from about five months after completing their second dose, to achieve minimum protection.
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