Singapore expands COVID-19 vaccination to residents aged 45-59

The vaccination programme is now ready to be expanded to younger age groups. (Photo: straitstimes.com)

Singapore (VNA) – Singapore’s vaccination programme will now beexpanded to those aged 45 to 59, said Health Minister Gan Kim Yong in a pressconference on March 24.

They can register their interest for inoculation on the website vaccine.gov.sg,and they will receive an SMS with personalised URL allowing them to book theirappointments online.

As of March 23, more than 1.1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses havebeen administered. On average, around 40,000 doses of the vaccine areadministered each day.

Nearly 800,000 individuals have received at least one shot, withmore than 310,000 getting the two doses.

Singapore began COVID-19 vaccination for the elderly on February 24. To date,55 percent of the elderly in the nation have received COVID-19 shots or madeappointments to do so.

All Singaporeans and long-term residents will be offered free COVID-19vaccinations.

The Southeast Asian country has licensed temporary use ofPfizer/BioNTech and Moderna, and is evaluating the efficiency of China’sSinovac.

According to worldometers.info, as of 7pm on March 24, Singapore documentedmore than 60,200 SARS-CoV-2 infections, including 30 deaths. Over 60,000 wereclear of the virus./.

VNA