The booster dose will be REQUIRED for Sinovac recipients, and the elderly, to maintain their fully-vaccinated status!
Here is what you need to know…
Booster Dose REQUIRED For Fully-Vaccinated Status
The WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunisation (SAGE) has earlier recommended that these individuals should receive a booster dose to be considered fully-vaccinated :
- ALL individuals who received two doses of the Sinovac or Sinopharm vaccines, and
- Individuals 60 years and older who completed other COVID-19 vaccines,
The COVID-19 Immunisation Task Force – Booster (CITF-B) meeting on 8 December 2021 confirmed this suggestion.
Therefore, the Malaysia Ministry of Health announced on 16 December 2021, that all these individuals MUST receive a booster dose by end of February 2022, to be considered as fully-vaccinated.
- Individuals who received two doses of the Sinovac vaccine, and
- Individuals 60 years and older who completed other COVID-19 vaccines,
Those who do not meet these requirements by end of February 2022 will lose their “fully-vaccinated” status in MySejahtera.
They will only regain their fully-vaccinated status once they receive the booster dose.
Read more : Latest COVID-19 Boost Dose Policy For Malaysia!
Why Is A Booster Dose Required For Fully-Vaccinated Status?
As the Omicron variant has now been detected in Malaysia, the booster dose is of great importance.
Omicron has been shown to breakthrough two doses of COVID-19 vaccines, but a booster dose confers significantly improved protection.
In fact, it will be a matter of time before everyone else will be required to receive a booster dose, to be considered fully-vaccinated.
So please get your booster dose as soon as you are offered one. Check your MySejahtera app for your booster dose appointment!
Read more : What Should You Do Before / During / After Booster Dose?
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