The school is about to start, and the Hong Kong government announced earlier that if school staff and students receive 70% of the two shots, they can return to full-time face-to-face classes.
The Secretary of the Civil Service, Nie Dequan, revealed today (24th) that the current vaccination rate for people aged 12 to 19 is about 52%. The government plans to extend the appointment-free "same-day" arrangement for vaccination centers to students over 12 years old. It is expected to be announced within one to two days. Details.
Nie Dequan also said that the government still aims to have 70% of Hong Kong people vaccinate the first shot within September, and encourages Hong Kong people to vaccinate as soon as possible.
The Hong Kong government will announce in early September whether community vaccination centers will continue to operate after October.
He bluntly stated that even if it continues to open in November, the scale and volume of vaccination will be greatly reduced.
▼On July 29, the community vaccination center will distribute same-day injections to the elderly▼
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Today's funding is expanded to students over 12 years old
Nie Dequan revealed in the commercial channel program "Starting on a Sunny Day" today (24) that the government intends to extend the appointment-free "same-day" vaccination arrangement to students over 12 years of age.
He explained that the overall vaccination rate in Hong Kong is about 58.7%. Among them, 52% of the 12-19 age group received the first injection, and the working population aged 20 to 59 received the first injection rate of 68.5%, while the vaccination rate for people over 60 was only 38. %.
He described the progress as acceptable. As soon as the school starts, the authorities intend to extend the "same-day funding" to students over the age of 12 to facilitate their vaccination. It is expected that an official announcement will be made within one to two days.
The Hong Kong government launched the first "same-day plan" arrangement for vaccination centers on July 29, which will initially provide vaccinations for elders aged 70 or above. From the 11th of this month, it will be extended to elders aged 60 or above.
Nie Dequan said that currently about 2,000 people are vaccinated with "same-day funding" every day. Considering that the vaccination center still has the capacity and space, he hopes to provide more convenient vaccination arrangements for students.
The government intends to extend the appointment-free "same-day" vaccination arrangement to students over 12 years of age.
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It is expected that the vaccination center will remain open in November, but the scale and the amount of vaccination will be reduced
Nie Dequan continued that the Hong Kong government still maintains the goal of 70% of the population being vaccinated with the first dose at the end of September. However, the average number of people receiving the first dose every day in the past 7 days has only dropped to about 10,000. The number of appointments is less than earlier, describing the situation as worrying.
Nie said that in response to many elderly family members worrying about side effects and safety issues of vaccination, the Hong Kong government will refer to the previous practice in Sham Shui Po, launch more health talks in the district, and arrange injections on the spot, hoping to increase the vaccination rate for the elderly.
When asked about the future opening schedule of the vaccination center, Nie Dequan said that the Hong Kong government will decide on the vaccination schedule starting in November in early September.
But he emphasized that even if the vaccination center is still open by then, the scale and number of vaccination will be greatly reduced.
"Same Day Chips" are now distributed at all vaccination centers starting at 7:45 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis while stocks last.
The community vaccination center will be closed for disinfection every day from 1:30 to 2:30 in the afternoon, and the last vaccination period is from 7 to 7:30 in the afternoon.
Those who want to use the "same day" injection will be notified by the staff of the date and time of the second dose when they receive the first dose of vaccine.
More than 3.95 million people received injections in Hong Kong
Since the launch of the vaccination program, a total of 3,955,900 people in Hong Kong have received the first dose of vaccine, accounting for 58.7% of the population aged 12 years and over. Among them, 2,484,400 were vaccinated with Forbitux and 1,471,500 were vaccinated with Kexing; 3,157,900 people have received the second dose.
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