Minister of Health, Ong Ye Kung, said during an Instagram live broadcast that those who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 may require a 3rd booster shot from February 2022.
He said that the Chinese New Year next year will be about a year after the launch of Singapore’s national vaccination drive.
Ong said that that might be the period when people would start to take booster shots, adding that the vaccines are effective for 1 to 2 years.
He added that the extra jabs are better at fighting the new Covid-19 variants, and that as vaccination continues, Singapore will have to order more vaccine shots.
Booster shots might be the key to sustain a high protection level, and that with Covid-19 becoming an endemic, Singapore may have to sustain a multi-year vaccination programme.
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