Based on the latest epidemiological data and following approval by the Government Executive Committee, the National Medical Taskforce for Combatting the Coronavirus (COVID-19) today announced that starting from Friday, 20 May 2022, individuals aged 12-17 years old may take an optional COVID-19 booster shot periodically, every 9 months from the date of their last booster shot.

The Taskforce noted that individuals between the ages of 12 and 17 may take the optional second booster dose as follows:

- The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as a second booster shot, or a second dose of the same vaccine as the first booster shot.
- Recovered individuals can take the second optional booster shot six months after the date of infection, and nine months following the first booster shot.