COVID-19 Vaccination for the Homeless and the Rough Sleepers in Singapore.

Murali Pillai
1 min readNov 13, 2021

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Mr Murali Pillai: To ask the Minister for Health (a) what has been the COVID-19 vaccination take-up rate amongst those who are homeless and rough sleeping in Singapore; and (b) what steps are taken to engage and encourage these persons to be vaccinated and receive their booster shots.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: As of 30 September 2021, 90% of the rough sleepers and homeless accepted into MSF’s temporary shelters have been fully vaccinated. We are unable to monitor the vaccination rate of those still sleeping rough on the streets. MSF is collaborating closely with partners to conduct physical outreach (in alignment with allowed group sizes) to continue to encourage these individuals to be fully vaccinated and get their booster shots when eligible. The rough sleepers can also walk into our mRNA Vaccination Centres without appointments to receive their primary doses since 10 August 2021.

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Murali Pillai
Murali Pillai

Written by Murali Pillai

Member of Parliament, Bukit Batok SMC, Advisor to Bukit Batok SMC GROs.

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