Singapore is setting up special centres to administer Covid-19 vaccination daily to large groups of people, on top of allowing the jabs to be taken at clinics and other established healthcare facilities.
SINGAPORE - The elderly will start receiving their Covid-19 vaccinations earlier than expected from later this month, as the Government steps up its roll-out of the vaccine, said Education Minister Lawrence Wong.
Mr Wong, who co-chairs Singapore s Covid-19 multi-ministry task force, on Wednesday (Jan 13) said the elderly will get help to make bookings for the vaccine.
The Government had previously announced that seniors aged 70 and above would start getting jabs from February. Towards the end of the month, we will begin the programme for the elderly, where we will invite them to come to the nearest polyclinic, Public Health Preparedness Clinic (PHPC) or vaccination centre on a booking system, said Mr Wong after receiving his Pfizer-BioNTech jab at the Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital.
Singapore is setting up special centers to administer Covid-19 vaccinations daily to large groups of people, on top of allowing the jabs to be taken at clinics and other established health-care facilities.
January 12, 2021
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine requires two injections, given 21 days apart.
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - Covid-19 vaccination centres that allow a large number of people to be vaccinated daily will be ready soon, and vaccinations will also be given at polyclinics and general practitioner clinics, said the country s chief health scientist, Professor Tan Chorh Chuan.
He was speaking after he took his Pfizer-BioNTech jab on Monday (Jan 11).
Allowing people to get vaccinated at polyclinics, public health preparedness clinics and GP clinics will make the experience a more convenient and comfortable one for Singaporeans, especially for the elderly, who may be more familiar with these places, he said.