The invitations will be first rolled out to graduating cohorts at the secondary schools and pre-university levels, particularly those sitting for the GCE N-, O- and A-Level examinations, or those of equivalent qualifications, in the second half of the year.
This is so that these students can have “greater flexibility in scheduling their vaccination appointments in view of their upcoming national examinations.”
This decision follows the approval of the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for those aged 12 to 15 by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA).
Based on HSA’s approval of the medical suitability of the vaccines, individuals below the age of 18 will be offered only the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, while individuals aged 18 and above can opt for the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine.For both vaccines, the interval between the first and second dose will be six to eight weeks
Over the next two weeks, vaccination invitations will be progressively extended to other groups of full-time students at schools and institutes of higher learning, including privately funded schools, madrasahs and special education schools.
