"Instead of having a good number of people getting maximum protection. We make sure we get the maximum number of people get good protection," said Mr Ong.
However, those who would like to volunteer to delay their second dose may call the vaccination call centre to “do another Singaporean a favour”, said Mr Ong.Explaining how it worked, Mr Ong said that when the demand for the second dose is pushed back, the vaccine dosage for the day is freed up for more people to take their first dose.
“Lengthening the interval to between six to eight weeks will enable us to cover more people with the first dose of the vaccine more quickly, who will then have some protection. This will help protect more Singaporeans and optimise our vaccine supply,” MOH said. MOH said that that to facilitate the vaccination of homebound persons who are unable to travel to a vaccination site, it has worked with the Health Promotion Board and Agency for Integrated Care to deploy home vaccination teams, comprising a doctor and a nurse, to vaccinate these persons at their homes.
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