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.