Updated Vaccines for COVID-19 Variant EG.5

26 Ms Joan Pereira asked the Minister for Health in view of the COVID-19 variant EG.5 which is designated a variant of interest by the World Health Organization, whether Singapore's vaccine strategy will incorporate booster doses of updated vaccines.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: This question was addressed in the reply to Question Nos 6 and 7 for Oral Answer on the Order Paper for 19 September 2023. [Please refer to "Revision to Advisories on COVID-19 Vaccinations and Other Measures", Official Report, 19 September 2023, Vol 95, Issue 112, Oral Answers to Questions section.]