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SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at Singapore General Hospital on Friday morning (January 29), completing his vaccination regimen.
Head nurse Fatimah Mohd Shah, 41, who administered the first dose to Mr. Lee on January 8, did it again with the second.
“Like my first prick, it was quick and painless. Doctors watched me for 30 minutes afterward, just in case. Happy to share that I feel fine,” PM Lee said on Facebook.
He added that the Ministry of Health (MINSA) is intensifying the vaccination program and opening more vaccination centers.
The Health Ministry announced Thursday that more than 113,000 people had received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine.
He added that more than 50 people had also received their second dose of the vaccine.
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has received 432 “adverse event reports” related to symptoms generally associated with all vaccines.
Most of them were from pain and swelling at the injection site, fever, headache, fatigue, body aches, dizziness, nausea, and allergic reactions such as itching, rash, eye or lip swelling.
Most of these symptoms resolved on their own within a few days, the Health Ministry said.
There were also three cases of anaphylaxis or rapid onset of severe allergic reactions.
The three people, who are between 20 and 30 years old, recovered and were discharged from the hospital after a day of observation or treatment, the Health Ministry said in its statement.
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