Booster dosages will be given to everyone above the age of 18 in Brunei

[ASEAN NOW Content Team]

 

After three months from their second Covid-19 vaccination dosage, members of the public aged 18 and above will be able to receive Covid-19 booster doses on a walk-in basis beginning Friday (Dec 17), according to the health minister.

This, according to Brunei Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Md Isham Jaafar, is a continuation of the third dose for health workers and individuals aged 50 and up.

"This third dosage will be administered to those aged 18 and over who have received two doses of immunisation and have waited three months since the second dose, regardless of the type of vaccine that has been received."

 

He explained that the decision was made after the Vaccination Technical Committee determined that two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine might not be enough to protect the Omicron variety.

"And, at least three months after the second dosage, a third dose should be administered to strengthen vaccine protection against the variant threat," he added.

This third dosage is administered on a walk-in basis at any vaccination centre.
Meanwhile, appointments for a third dose via the BruHealth app will be available until the end of December 2021.

 

Brunei has added 14 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, with one new cluster involving three patients.
The overall number of cases now stands at 15,362.

On Monday, 36 cases were also recovered, increasing the total number of cases recovered in Brunei Darussalam to 15,009.
The total active cases are 253 cases.

A total of 1,406 samples were tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of laboratory tests completed since January 2020 to 665,433.
- Borneo Bulletin/Annual Report

 

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Edited December 15, 2021 by ASEAN NOW Content Team