SINGAPORE - Over 9,000 students booked appointments to receive their Covid-19 jabs on Thursday (June 3) as the national vaccination drive for more than 400,000 students kicked off.
Since Tuesday, students taking their N, O, and A-level examinations as well as those in polytechnics or their first year of junior college have been invited to take the vaccine.
Announcing this on Thursday evening, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said he was heartened by the positive response from students and the high sign-up rate.
“As we battle the evolving challenges from the pandemic, vaccination remains the best way to keep our students and children safe,” said the minister in a Facebook post.
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A student receives her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Jun 3, 2021. (Photo: Ministry of Education)
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SINGAPORE: When Secondary 4 student Salwa Taib Ali first heard about the COVID-19 vaccination exercise for students aged 12 and above, she immediately told her parents that she would like to sign up for it.
“I was really excited because I would be able to play my part in ensuring that the COVID-19 situation in Singapore does not . deteriorate,” she told CNA.
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Students wearing protective face masks attend a class at Yio Chu Kang Secondary School. (File photo: Reuters/Edgar Su)
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SINGAPORE: More than 400,000 students aged 12 and above will be invited to register for the COVID-19 vaccine from Jun 1, announced Minister for Education Chan Chun Sing on Monday (May 31).
This comes after the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was approved by the Health Sciences Authority for those aged 12 to 15 earlier this month.
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SINGAPORE: Singapore is expanding its national COVID-19 vaccination programme to include students, with registrations for more than 400,000 schoolchildren aged 12 and above to open on Tuesday (Jun 1).
The announcement, made by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a televised speech on Monday, comes after the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was approved by the Health Sciences Authority for those aged 12 to 15 earlier this month.
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The exercise will begin with graduating cohorts from secondary schools and at the pre-university levels, said the Ministry of Education (MOE) in a separate press release. Slots will be available from Jun 3.