COVID-19 vaccination to become part of Singapore’s national immunisation schedules from Oct 12
Singapore will incorporate COVID-19 vaccinations into its routine national immunisation schedules starting October 12. The recommendation targets high-risk groups, including the elderly and the medically vulnerable.
Why it matters
This shift marks a transition in public health policy, treating COVID-19 as an endemic disease managed through standard immunization frameworks.
COVID-19 vaccination will be recommended for people aged 60 and above, medically vulnerable people aged six months and above, and residents of aged care facilities.
A healthcare worker preparing a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Singapore. (File photo: CNA/Jeremy Long)
Chelsea Ong 07 Oct 2026 03:26PM (Updated: 07 Oct 2026 04:08PM) Bookmark Bookmark Share WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Set CNA as your preferred source on Google Add CNA as a trusted source to help Google better understand and surface our content in search results. Read a summary of this article on FAST. Get bite-sized news via a new cards interface. Give it a try. Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FAST FAST SINGAPORE: COVID-19 vaccination will become part of Singapore’s routine national immunisation schedules from Oct 12.
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