Singapore kicks off Covid-19 vaccine booster programme


Retired clerk Ronnie Lee receiving his booster shot at Teck Ghee Community Club on Sept 15, 2021. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Singapore has kicked off its national Covid-19 vaccine booster programme on Wednesday (Sept 15), with more than 100 seniors having taken their shot at one of the many centres islandwide.

Over the next few days, a total of 140,000 seniors will receive invitations from the Ministry of Health (MOH) to make an appointment to receive their booster dose of either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccine.

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