Covid-19: Sarawak booster dose programme extended to those aged 40 and above

KUCHING: The Covid-19 vaccine booster dose programme in Sarawak is now expanded to those aged 40 years and above.

The state disaster management committee said the booster vaccine will be administered for free at participating private clinics and hospitals, public health clinics and vaccination centres, as well as by mobile teams.

"Individuals eligible for the booster dose will receive appointments through MySejahtera.

"Those who have yet to receive an appointment can contact the public vaccination centres, public health clinics or private clinics,” the committee said in a statement on Tuesday (Nov 16).

The booster dose programme started in Sarawak on Oct 13 with priority for frontliners, adults with comorbidities, and immunocompromised individuals.

Comirnaty, made by Pfizer BioNTech, is being used in the booster programme for those who previously took Comirnaty and CoronaVac (by Sinovac). These individuals will receive the booster six months and three months after their second dose, respectively.

As of Nov 14, 391,491 individuals in Sarawak had received the booster dose.