SINGAPORE - Two in three students in autonomous universities in Singapore have signed up for the Covid-19 vaccine since invitations went out on Tuesday (June 8), said Education Minister Chan Chun Sing.
Overall, more than 50,000 students across all levels have got their first jab, he said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
He also said more than nine in 10 students from graduating cohorts have booked appointments to get vaccinated, while six in 10 have taken their first dose.
Mr Chan added that four in five eligible students from Primary 6 to Secondary 3, and those in their first year of junior college as well as polytechnic students have registered.
SINGAPORE - More than 80 per cent of secondary school and pre-university students in graduating cohorts who have been offered the Covid-19 vaccine have registered to get the jab, Education Minister Chan Chun Sing said on Friday (June 4). This means that at least 43,000 students have signed up to get vaccinated, after about 52,000 text messages were sent out.