Ever since researchers developed effective COVID-19 vaccines, the bulk of our vaccination efforts has been aimed at adults, especially older ones.
But young children are also exposed to potential infection every day, as they spend many hours in pre-schools and schools interacting with other kids.
This is why it’s important to get our young ones vaccinated too, to slash their risk of infection and severe disease.
And fortunately for parents, they can start booking appointments for their kids very soon.
Like tomorrow (22 Dec).
Confirmed: COVID-19 Vaccine Bookings for Kids Will Start from 22 Dec & Jabs Will Start from 27 Dec
The first round of COVID-19 vaccinations for children will begin on 27 Dec, starting with Primary 4 to 6 students.
Some 120,000 SMS invitations will be sent tomorrow to their parents to book appointments.
And from 27 Dec, parents of all other children born between 2009 and 2012, and who are not in MOE schools, can register their interest in the vaccination at the MOH National Appointment System (NAS) website.
Next up will be Primary 1 to 3 students; their parents will receive the same booking invitation from 3 Jan next year.
The last group in this vaccination drive will be all children aged five and above. They will be invited to make bookings from 10 Jan. Their parents can also register their interest at the NAS website.
15 Paediatric Vaccination Centres to Open; Each Can Support 1,000 Appointments Daily
In total, 15 paediatric vaccinations centres will open up in batches, starting with seven which will begin operating from 27 Dec.
Another seven will open up on 3 Jan next year, while the last will begin operating on 11 Jan.
The 15 centres are spread out across the country, and most of them are located with existing vaccination centres for adults and older children.
The locations are:
From 27 Dec
1. Senja-Cashew Community Club
2. Nanyang Community Club
3. Our Tampines Hub
4. Pasir Ris Elias Community Club
5. Woodlands Galaxy Community Club
6. Nee Soon East Community Club
7. Hougang Community Club
From 3 Jan, 2022
8. Clementi Community Centre
9. Former Hong Kah Secondary School
10. Queenstown Community Centre
11. Toa Payoh West Community Club
12. Jalan Besar Community Club
13. Marine Parade Community Club
14. The Serangoon Community Club
On 11 Jan 2022
15.Yusof Ishak Secondary School (Punggol campus)
The paediatric vaccination centres, which will be manned by medical personnel trained in paediatric care, along with staff specially trained in paediatric vaccination, can support up to 1,000 appointments a day.
Special Arrangements for Children in Special Education Schools
The health ministry will also deploy mobile vaccination teams to special education (Sped) schools.
This is for students in (Sped) schools and ECDA-funded Early Intervention Programme for Infants and Children centres.
Children with special needs in other educational institutions can register their interest on the NAS website when their age bands are eligible for registration.
The first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine—the only COVID-19 vaccine here approved for children aged five to 11—is expected to arrive tomorrow.
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