This follows the ministry's announcement Dec 2 that those who have taken two doses of Sinovac-CoronaVac are strongly encouraged to take their third dose of the vaccine before Dec 31, as long as three months have passed from their second dose.
They are strongly recommended to receive a mRNA vaccine for their third dose unless medically ineligible to do so, the ministry added, noting that this will help maintain the protection from the vaccine, as antibody levels from the Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine declines rapidly within three to six months after completion of the second dose.
Taking the remaining dose of the three-dose primary regime will maintain the individual’s fully vaccinated status. Beyond this time interval, the individual’s vaccination status will revert to ‘additional dose needed’ and they will be subject to the current Vaccination-Differentiated Safe Management Measures if they do not do so.
Individuals who have taken the Sinovac-CoronaVac vaccine as their first two doses can now walk into the following vaccination centres for their third dose to complete their primary series:Vaccination centres offering the Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccine, if they are aged 60 years and older
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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