Combined Reply for Monkeypox

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1202 
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 04 JULY 2022

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Ms Ng Ling Ling
MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC

Question No. 3041

To ask the Minister for Health in light of emerging communicable diseases such as monkeypox and tuberculosis (a) how is the Ministry planning to step up preventive measures to control the spread of such infectious diseases within the population; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider encouraging limited vaccination for the more vulnerable groups such as frontline staff and elderly residents

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1202
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 04 JULY 2022

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim 
MP for Choa Chu Kang GRC

Question No. 3056

To ask the Minister for Health whether the Ministry has any data on the risk factors of transmitting or being infected by the monkeypox virus, such as age, demographics or lifestyle choice.

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1164 
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON OR AFTER 05 JULY 2022

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Dr Lim Wee Kiak
MP for Sembawang GRC

Question No. 2957

To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the unprecedented spread of the Monkeypox virus (a) what measures are in place to detect the disease at Singapore’s borders; (b) should the Monkeypox virus spread to Singapore, what other measures will be activated, in addition to contact tracing and quarantine; and (c) as some symptoms of the Monkeypox virus infection are similar to those of COVID-19 and dengue infections, whether guidelines will be provided to doctors and the public on how to stay vigilant for symptoms of this disease.

Question No. 2958

To ask the Minister for Health whether there is information on which demographic is more vulnerable to critical illnesses caused by the Monkeypox virus.

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1202 
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON OR AFTER 05 JULY 2022

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Ms Joan Pereira
MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC

Question No. 3071

To ask the Minister for Health (a) what are the measures to prevent monkeypox from spreading locally; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider encouraging smallpox vaccinations as a preventive measure as they are about 85% effective against monkeypox infection.

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1206
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON OR AFTER 05 JULY 2022

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Dr Wan Rizal
MP for Jalan Besar GRC

Question No. 3098

To ask the Minister for Health (a) whether the Ministry can provide an update on the prevalence of monkeypox; and (b) what are the Ministry’s plans to (i) mitigate the spread of the virus and (ii) educate the community on its risk factors and prevention.

Oral Answer

Madam Deputy Speaker, may I have your permission to take questions 11 through to 14 together, please? Madam, the issues raised in the four parliamentary questions were answered in a combined answer that was provided yesterday, which has been circulated to the members, but I am happy to take any supplementary questions that members have today.