Debated in Parliament on 3 Jul 2023.
Ms Joan Pereira asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry is obtaining more updated COVID-19 vaccines to cope with evolving SARS-CoV-2 virus variants.
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. [Please refer to "Recent Decision not to Recommend Those Aged 60 to 75 to Take Second COVID-19 Booster Shot", Official Report, 4 July 2023, Vol 95, Issue 106, Oral Answers to Questions section.]
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