YAHOO POLL: Will you get the updated COVID-19 vaccine this year?
Singapore has integrated updated COVID-19 vaccines into its national immunization schedule, making them a permanent part of routine healthcare. The vaccines are fully subsidized for eligible residents at over 600 clinics, with a focus on seniors and the medically vulnerable.
Why it matters
This shift marks a transition from emergency pandemic response to long-term public health management for Singapore.
Singapore adds COVID-19 jabs to national immunisation schedules from 12 Oct, with updated XFG vaccines at more than 600 clinics. Will you get one? (Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su) A free jab, a fresh formula and more than 600 clinics to choose from. Singapore's updated COVID-19 vaccine arrives on Monday (12 Oct), and it's officially part of the routine now .
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is moving COVID-19 vaccination onto the National Childhood and Adult Immunisation Schedules . Think of it as graduating from emergency guest to permanent resident.
The shot stays fully subsidised for citizens, PRs, long-term pass holders and certain short-term pass holders at participating sites. But MediSave users, take note: there's a catch heading your way in 2027.
The updated XFG versions of Moderna/Spikevax and Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty target current and emerging strains. MOH says the HSA-approved vaccines have safety profiles comparable to earlier versions.
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