Another young child in Hong Kong died after contracting the virus, and an 11-month-old girl died, becoming the youngest person to die in the more than two years since the outbreak began in Hong Kong.
The Children's Community Vaccination Centre of Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital, operated by the University of Hong Kong Medical System, announced that it will increase the number of daily vaccinations it can receive from March 1, that is, to 540 doses on weekdays and 660 doses on weekends. The current monthly inoculation capacity of the vaccination center will increase from 8,000 doses to 16,080 doses.
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At the same time, the opening hours of the center have also been extended from March 1 to 7 days a week, 10 hours a day from Monday to Friday, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 12 hours a day , from 8 am to 8 pm.
To facilitate and encourage children to be vaccinated, the center welcomes schools to arrange group vaccination of students.
Professor Leung Cheuk-wai, Dean of the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, said that the recent epidemic has been severe, and many parents are worried about their children's health and have a strong demand for vaccination, so special arrangements have been made, hoping to vaccinate more children as soon as possible.
The Children's Community Vaccination Centre at Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital will start its service on February 24.
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