Debated in Parliament on 12 Feb 2026.
The following reply was provided by the Senior Minister of State for Health (Dr Koh Poh Koon) during Question Time for Question No 2 at the Parliament Sitting of 12 February 2026:
Nonetheless, we have stepped up our national posture and issued out alerts to healthcare practitioners, institutions, as well as tighten some of the monitoring at our migrant worker onboarding centre to make sure that we keep our borders under some observation. For any incoming individuals who may have symptoms, to take proactive actions to contain, to isolate and also to give them supportive care if necessary; and at the same time, also to help them to monitor their symptoms within the first 14 days of arrival in Singapore, for example. So, we are adopting a cautious posture, but looking for vaccine target at this moment is premature. [Please refer to "Local Research into Nipah Virus Diagnostic Kits and Vaccines", Official Report, 12 February 2026, Vol 96, Issue 17, Oral Answers to Questions section.]
Written statement by Dr Koh Poh Koon circulated with leave of the Speaker in accordance with Standing Order No 29(5):
I wish to make the following factual correction to my statement made during Question Time for Question No 2 at the Sitting on 12 February 2026. My statement should read as follows:
Nonetheless, we have stepped up our national posture and issued out alerts to healthcare practitioners, institutions, as well as tighten some of the monitoring at our migrant worker onboarding centre to make sure that we keep our borders under some observation. For any incoming individuals who may have symptoms, to take proactive actions to contain, to isolate and also to give them supportive care if necessary; and at the same time, also to advised them to monitor for symptoms if they had been in at-risk areas 14 days prior to arrival in Singapore, for example. So, we are adopting a cautious posture, but looking for vaccine target at this moment is premature.
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