New Crown Vaccine｜Only 6 private doctors in outlying islands have injections at Cheung Chau Clinic: Repeated calls to apply for no response

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Written by: Deng Yinglin

2021-03-01 14:34

The last update date: 2021-03-01 14:35

The new crown pneumonia epidemic has been repeated. The government today (March 1) announced the list of private doctors who provide vaccination. About 833 doctors participated in the vaccination of Koxing on the first day.

Among them, there are about 120 doctors in Yau Tsim Mong District who provide vaccination services, which is the highest among all 18 districts in Hong Kong.

The outlying islands are the least, with only 6 doctors participating, all practicing in Tung Chung, namely Cheung Chau, Discovery Bay, Mui Wo and other places have no private clinics to provide vaccination programs.

A staff member of a private clinic in Cheung Chau District revealed that the doctor intends to participate in the plan and has called the government many times to apply, but only one time has been successfully opened, but so far it has not been confirmed whether the new crown vaccine will be awarded.

▼Full list of 29 vaccination centers on Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, New Territories and Outlying Islands▼

The government today announced the list of private doctors and clinics participating in the COVID-19 vaccination program. The vaccination website lists the doctors’ names, clinic names, addresses and enquiries telephone numbers in Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Territories. The public can make appointments directly with clinics instead of online appointments System appointment.

As of noon on March 1, there were only about 833 doctors on the website. Among them, 204, 280 and 349 doctors from Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories participated.

If calculated on the basis of the 18 districts in Hong Kong, the outlying island district is the least, with only 6 doctors participating, all located in Tung Chung.

▼See the details of the scheduled vaccination and side effects of Kexing and BioNTech in 3 pictures▼

According to the government’s primary medical guide webpage, there are 5 western medicine clinics in Cheung Chau.

The staff of Dr. Li Zukuang’s clinic on Xinxing Street, Cheung Chau responded to "Hong Kong 01" enquiries, and revealed that the doctor intends to apply, but the hotline is difficult to call. Only one successful call has been made, but there has been no response so far. I am not sure whether I will be awarded the new crown. Vaccines, "The doctors are unclear, so difficult to get in touch. I have been calling last week and calling for a few days, but only one call."

The staff member also revealed that about 10 citizens inquire about the new crown vaccine every day, but the popularity is only influenza. About half of the injections, most of them are young people: "Influenza injections may be inquired by 20 people a day, this time it may be up to 10 a day."

▼Interactive map of western medicine for vaccination▼

As for Discovery Bay, there is also a Quality Medical Clinic, but it is not on the list.

As Quality Health has plans to participate in clinics in other districts, "Hong Kong 01" is now asking Quality Health about the status of the Discovery Bay clinic.

▼Private doctors/clinics providing COVID-19 vaccination: Hong Kong Island▼

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▼Private doctors/clinics providing COVID-19 vaccination: Kowloon ▼

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▼Private doctors/clinics providing COVID-19 vaccination: New Territories▼

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