Please complete this FormSG, so that MOE can arrange for the SMS invite to be sent to you.
Parents who have completed this FormSG should expect to receive their new SMS invite by Fri 11 Jun.
Please complete this FormSG, so that MOE can arrange for the SMS invite to be sent to you.
Parents who have completed this FormSG should expect to receive their new SMS invite by Fri 11 Jun.
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is currently the only COVID-19 vaccine that has been authorised for use in adolescents aged 12 to 18 years in Singapore. HSA and the Expert Committee had reviewed the safety and efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine based on the clinical trials for individuals in this age group.
The safety profile of the Pfizer vaccine in the younger population is consistent with the known safety profile in the adult population. The side effects include injection site pain, fatigue, headache, chills and fever, which generally resolved on their own within a few days.
You can find out more from the HSA Website:
SMSes will be sent progressively to eligible students (if they are aged 18 and above) or their parents (if their child is below 18 years old). Parents of students in the O, N and A levels (or equivalent) cohorts who have yet to receive the SMS by 3 June should contact your child/ward’s school for assistance. Parents of students in other cohorts will progressively receive the SMSes. Schools will also be reaching out to parents of students in mainstream primary and secondary schools separately with additional details on their vaccinations.
In general, students who are in schools and the IHLs should receive their SMSes by the end of the second week of June.
Parents are to accompany their child to the vaccination centre if they are below 13 years old. While parents are not required to accompany older children who are 13 and above to the vaccination centre, should they wish to do so, they will be ushered to a family waiting area outside the vaccination room, to avoid congestion and ensure compliance to Safe Management Measures at the vaccination centres.