Epidemic｜Nie Dequan: Children's vaccination trend slows down, students aged 3 to 17 can get the same day fund from Friday

The vaccination rate of the first dose of the new crown vaccine in Hong Kong has exceeded 90%. The Secretary for the Civil Service in charge of the vaccination plan, Nip Takquan, said this morning (14th) that the goal is to increase the second dose of the vaccination rate from the current 80% to 90%, and the third The vaccination rate has doubled. In the future, the government will focus on the vaccination of the elderly and children, including arranging outreach teams to be vaccinated in schools and community halls. From Friday (18th), students aged 3 to 17 can be vaccinated in various community centers Receive "Same Day Chips".

When asked why the outreach team is currently not vaccinating the elderly in residential care homes, Nie Dequan explained that the Fubitai vaccine needs to be diluted, and the procedure is more complicated. The quality of the vaccine may be affected if it is transported to the institution later. In addition, the elderly are more accepting of Sinovac, so Sinovac is mainly vaccinated.

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Only larger institutions can arrange for the vaccination of Fubitai

Nie Dequan said on the radio program that in the past week, the average daily dose of vaccination in Hong Kong was 73,000 doses, and the number of vaccinations has dropped, which is believed to be related to some people being infected and not being vaccinated.

He pointed out that there are currently 280,000 children aged 3 to 11 who have received the first dose of the new crown vaccine, and the vaccination rate is about 53%. The most active batch has been vaccinated.

He continued that the government will expand the services of the vaccination center. From Wednesday (16th), the vaccination center of the Leighton Center in Causeway Bay will open the 6th floor for school vaccinations. From Friday, the Central Library, the Hong Kong Spinning Factory in Cheung Sha Wan and the Millennium City The Vaccination Centre in Phase 5 will be open to all members of the public.

From Friday (18th), students aged 3 to 17 can collect "same day donations" from various community vaccination centers.

Regarding the suggestion of some experts to vaccinate the elderly with Fubitai vaccine, Nie Dequan said that Fubitai vaccine needs to be diluted, and it needs to be used within 6 hours after dilution. If it is transported to the institution after dilution, the quality of the vaccine may be affected, and the elderly are generally more accepting of Sinovac.

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Civil servant "Fuyang" can go to work Nie Dequan: It is expected that the chance of secondary infection and transmission is low

The Civil Service Bureau announced a few days ago that employees who have tested positive and have followed the latest government policy to return to work, even if they "return to the sun" in the future, can go to work as usual and will not be considered positive cases or close contacts again.

Nie Dequan said that the government put the safety and health of employees first, but changed the guidelines in response to the nature of the virus and the development of the epidemic. return to normal life.

He pointed out that since there are still virus residues in the body, the nucleic acid test result may be positive, but he believes that the chance of secondary infection and transmission is very low.

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