Number of Applications for Medical Ineligibility for COVID-19 Vaccines

10 January 2022

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NOTICE PAPER NO. 891
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 10 JANUARY 2022

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Leong Mun Wai
Non-Constituency Member of Parliament

Question No. 2321

To ask the Minister for Health (a) how many applications for a certificate of medical ineligibility for COVID-19 vaccines have been received to date; and (b) of these, how many (i) are supported by private doctors and (ii) are approved to date.

Written Answer

As of 2 January 2022, around 300 individuals have been certified to be medically ineligible for COVID-19 vaccines either by private or public doctors, and reported to the Ministry of Health.