More than 60% of 3,900 special education school students have registered for COVID-19 vaccination: MOE

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SINGAPORE: More than 60 per cent of 3,900 special education (SPED) school students invited for COVID-19 vaccination have registered for their jabs, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Wednesday (Jan 12). The vaccination exercise for students aged six to 11 in SPED schools began on Wednes

SINGAPORE: More than 60 per cent of 3,900 special education school students invited for COVID-19 vaccination have registered for their jabs, the Ministry of Education said on Wednesday .

Vaccinations will be progressively rolled out to all 20 SPED schools with eligible students, said MOE. Ahead of the start of the vaccination exercise for SPED schools, MOE and the Health Ministry jointly organised two webinars on Dec 29, 2021, and Jan 6 this year to address questions from parents.From booking an appointment to what parents should bring: All you need to know about COVID-19 vaccinations for kids aged 5 to 11

Senior Minister of State for Health Janil Puthucheary said in Parliament on Monday that MOH has not received any report of serious adverse events or myocarditis from vaccination in children aged five to 11.

 

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