Singapore will add COVID-19 vaccination to its national childhood and adult immunisation schedules from October 12, with updated vaccines available at more than 600 clinics and other vaccination sites.
Singapore will incorporate COVID-19 vaccination into its National Childhood Immunisation Schedule (NCIS) and National Adult Immunisation Schedule (NAIS) from October 12, 2026, the Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced.
The move comes as the virus continues to circulate and remains capable of causing severe illness, particularly among older people and those who are medically vulnerable, the ministry said.
Updated COVID-19 vaccines will be available at more than 600 participating general practitioner clinics, all polyclinics and Mobile Vaccination Team sites across Singapore.
The recommended groups include people aged 60 and above, medically vulnerable individuals aged six months and older, and residents of aged-care facilities.
Healthcare workers and people who live or work with medically vulnerable individuals are also encouraged to receive the vaccine to help protect those at increased risk.
Other people aged six months and above who wish to receive the vaccine will continue to be eligible, according to the MOH.
The ministry said the updated XFG Moderna/Spikevax and XFG Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty vaccines will be rolled out as part of the new schedules.
From October 12, Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty will be available for people aged 12 and above, while Moderna/Spikevax will be available for those aged six months and above. Pfizer-BioNTech/Comirnaty will become available for children aged six months to 11 years from November 2.
For people receiving COVID-19 vaccination for the first time, the recommended schedule is two doses eight weeks apart for children aged six months to four years, and one dose for those aged five years and above.
People aged six months and above who have previously been vaccinated are advised to receive an additional dose around one year, and at least five months, after their last dose.
The vaccination will remain fully subsidised for Singapore citizens, permanent residents, long-term pass holders and certain short-term pass holders at participating CHAS GP clinics, polyclinics and Mobile Vaccination Team sites, subject to further review.
Singapore first recorded a COVID-19 case in January 2020 and subsequently introduced strict measures, including a “circuit breaker” from April 7 to June 1 that year.
The country has since moved away from pandemic-era containment measures and manages COVID-19 as an ongoing respiratory illness, with vaccination remaining an important tool for protecting people at higher risk of severe disease.
The formal inclusion of COVID-19 vaccination in the national childhood and adult immunisation schedules from October 12 represents a shift in how the country structures long-term access to the vaccines rather than the introduction of COVID-19 vaccination itself. The vaccine has been available under Singapore’s National Vaccination Programme since 2020.
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