Singapore is ready to lift COVID-19 restrictions on other unvaccinated people from Monday, but may step up such measures if necessary to reduce infection rates and unvaccinated people, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said on Sunday.
With the Differentiated Vaccination Measures (DDS) set to be fully lifted on Monday, the minister noted that while such restrictions on the unvaccinated in crowded spaces have led many other people to get vaccinated, it is best to abandon them, as they are not as extensive now.
“Today, VDS is very light and in restaurants it is a formula of honesty with random and sporadic application,” Ong said in a media interview at a club event.
“It’s not that VDS doesn’t work. In its current form, which is lightweight, I think it doesn’t work as well. So, we could also reduce it knowing that we can move to a suitable point whenever we want. “
In a statement, the Ministry of Health announced on Friday that the VDS will no longer be required for occasions with more than 500 participants, nightlife institutions where dance is danced and restaurants in hospitality institutions, adding street vending centers.
Asked if he thought the rest would prevent others over 50 from getting their fourth booster shot, Ong said he didn’t believe it in his care because the SVS didn’t spread recently, and appealed to those this age. organization to keep up with your COVID-19 vaccination.
“When you’re fully vaccinated and up to date, your chances of getting inflamed and causing a really bad end result are much lower, much lower. Do it yourself and don’t pay too much attention to the rumors circulating outside,” Ong said. he was quoted as saying through The Straits Times.
Ong said the government had been transparent about reactions caused by vaccines, and that the Health Sciences Authority published incidents of serious adverse reactions every three months.
He added that those cases are often on their own, and that while there are risks to every type of vaccination, this must be weighed against the accusation of not getting vaccinated.
“In December, we don’t know what kind of variant will appear or what kind of variant will come to Singapore. If it’s dangerous, we don’t have to be taken by surprise,” the minister said.
“So now, as long as we have the time and space, get vaccinated well with bivalent vaccines. This is the most productive coverage for us for everything that is likely to happen in December,” Ong said.
The Health Department said it will update the original Moderna/Spikevax vaccine with the updated bivalent edition starting Oct. 17, and it will be for all adults 18 and older.
In a Facebook post Sunday, Ong said clinical studies show the bivalent edition has the same protective profile as the original Moderna/Spikevax.
“Serious adverse occasions (SAEs) have been reported in about six out of every 100,000 vaccines with the formulation, and all have recovered or are recovering,” he said.
“HSA also reported a reduction in the rate of SAE with other injections (i. e. there are even fewer adverse effects after taking boosters compared to taking series one),” he said.
In the message, Ong clarified that while being infected with COVID-19 is a vaccine in order to get minimal protection, it is not a replacement for a vaccine to keep up with vaccines.
Meanwhile, Singapore reported 6,888 new COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, a jump from the previous day’s 2,587 new cases.
There is an increase in the number of events on Tuesdays, due to the socialization of other people over the weekend, with the media attributing the upcoming buildup in the days following the return of the F1 Grand Prix race that attracted more than 300,000 people. from Friday to Sunday last year.
The race has not been held in the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The total number of COVID-19 cases in Singapore as of Thursday 936,270 and 1,625 similar deaths since the disease broke out here.
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