SINGAPORE, June 11 -- From September 1, all domestic helpers in Singapore working in homes with children under the age of seven who are not fully vaccinated against measles must themselves be immunised, the country's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced yesterday.

The move is aimed at safeguarding "unvaccinated young children who are at higher risk of serious health complications from measles infections", said MOM, as reported by Channel News Asia (CNA).

Singapore has already recorded 10 measles infections in 2025 as of the week ending May 10, just one shy of the total 11 cases reported in all of 2024, according to the Ministry of Health.

Employers applying for or renewing work permits for migrant domestic workers (MDWs) must now decla...