NOTICE PAPER. 1941
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON OR AFTER 3 JULY 2023
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Ms Joan Pereira
MP For Tanjong Pagar GRC
Question No. 3012
To ask the Minister for Health whether the Ministry is obtaining more updated COVID-19 vaccines to cope with evolving SARS-CoV-2 virus variants.
Answer
The bivalent mRNA vaccines against the Omicron strain currently offered under the National Vaccination Programme are the most updated formulations for now. The Ministry of Health will assess new vaccines when they become available.
More details will be provided in the next sitting together with a similar Parliamentary Question for a more holistic reply.