COVID-19 vaccination in Singapore

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COVID-19 vaccination in Singapore
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A COVID-19 Vaccination Centre in Singapore
Date30 December 2020 (2020-12-30) – present
Location Singapore
Cause COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore
Participants10,818,023 total doses administered (as of 27 October 2021) [1] [a] [b]

The COVID-19 vaccination in Singapore is an ongoing immunisation campaign against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), in response to the ongoing pandemic in the country. Singapore has a very high vaccination rate, with more than 92% of its total population (and more than 93% of its eligible population) having completed their vaccination regimen. [2] [3]

Contents

Background

Total number of people vaccinated in Singapore under NVP as of 6 July 2025 [refresh]
  1. Unvaccinated population (7%)
  2. Population who are fully vaccinated [3] (92%)
  3. Population who have received only one dose of a two-dose vaccine [3] (1%)

Recognition of vaccine certificates

On 19 August 2021, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) shall issue a tamper-proof vaccination sticker that is to be pasted onto their travel documents and can serve as proof of vaccination. The issuance of this special sticker will be limited to travelers who have been vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine under the Emergency Use Listing (EUL) by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the presentation of a valid English-language vaccination certificate. [46]

On 24 September 2021, Malaysian National Recovery Council chairman Muhyiddin Yassin confirmed that Malaysia and Singapore would recognise each other's vaccination certificates in order to facilitate travel between the two countries. [47]

Vaccines used

Vaccines delivered per pharmaceutical company as of 6 July 2025 [refresh][ citation needed ]
  1. Moderna (962,127) (22.65%)
  2. Pfizer-BioNTech (3,085,524) (72.64%)
  3. Sinovac (301,000) (4.71%)

Notes

  1. 10,049,015 under the national vaccination programme, 4,734,669 of which have received at least the first dose, 4,675,888 have been fully vaccinated, and 760,408 have received their booster shots; 45,484 (25,079 individuals) under the WHO's emergency use list.
  2. From 29 October 2021, MOH will no longer report number of doses.
  3. The CoronaVac vaccine was previously issued emergency authorization under the Special Access Route on 2 June 2021 upon being listed under the Emergency Use Listing (EUL) by the World Health Organization (WHO).
  4. The Novavax COVID-19 vaccine under the brand names: Nuvaxovid and Covovax, the licensed vaccine of the vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India was previously issued emergency authorization under the Special Access Route on 17 December 2021 upon being listed under the Emergency Use Listing (EUL) by the World Health Organization (WHO).
  5. This authorization includes Covishield, the licensed vaccine of the vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India.

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