Singapore is transparent about the adverse reactions due to the vaccination and its Health Science Authority publishes all reported adverse reactions every three months.
He also warned about the evolving nature of the Covid-19 virus which may turn up into any other variant and increase the level of threat. "Come December, we don't know what kind of variant will come up or what kind of variant will arrive in Singapore.
If it's something dangerous, we don't want to be caught off guard," the minister said. "So now, while we have the time and the space, get ourselves properly vaccinated with the bivalent vaccines.
It is the best protection for us for whatever may come in December," Ong said. The minister also informed that the original Moderna/Spikevax vaccine will be replaced with the updated bivalent version from 17 October.