SINGAPORE – Two updated Covid-19 vaccines will be available from Oct 27 at more than 600 general practitioner (GP) clinics and 10 polyclinics islandwide as well as through mobile vaccination teams.
The LP.8.1 Moderna/Spikevax and LP.8.1 Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccines offer better protection against current and emerging strains of the virus compared with previous iterations, said the Communicable Diseases Agency (CDA) in a statement on Oct 24.
These latest vaccines have similar safety profiles as their predecessors and will be administered at vaccination locations that already provide the earlier shots.
In its statement, the CDA cited recommendations by the Expert Committee on Immunisation on who ought to get jabbed.
The group includes people who are aged 60 and older, medically vulnerable individuals aged six months and older, and residents of aged-care facilities.
“Healthcare workers and persons living or working with medically vulnerable individuals are also encouraged to consider receiving the vaccine,” said the CDA.
“Covid-19 waves will continue to occur from time to time and can cause severe disease among those who are older or medically vulnerable.
“To increase their protection against severe disease, we encourage everyone to remain updated with their vaccination based on the prevailing recommendations, much like vaccination against influenza,” the agency said.
