When the government encircled the building this week, the elderly who had not received injections registered strong tests and came to the door for injections the next day

The epidemic situation in Hong Kong continues to be severe, and the government continues to implement a number of measures to catch up. The Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Patrick Nip, announced today (27th) that the government's home vaccination program will set up an online platform for registration and will be launched through regional organizations this week. , During the distribution of supplies and visits, the information of the elderly over the age of 70 who have not been injected or the person who cannot go out will be collected for registration; this week, when the trial is also being implemented in the enclosure of the forced inspection building, the information of the elderly who have not been injected will be registered. Negative, when the lockdown is lifted the next day, a door-to-door injection service will be provided to achieve "needle piercing".

▼On March 25, the government announced that it will distribute epidemic prevention service packages to citizens in early April▼

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Strive for 90% of the injection rate for people over 12 years old by the end of April

Nie Dequan said that as of last night, 6.5 million people in Hong Kong had received the first injection, accounting for 89.5% of the population aged 3 or above; the population who had received two and three injections accounted for 5.64 million and 2.67 million respectively.

He said that by the end of April this year, the vaccination rate of the population aged 12 or above will reach 90%, and we will make every effort to increase the vaccination rate of children, the elderly over 70 years old and residential care homes, and reiterate that the fifth wave of the epidemic clearly tells "iron fact" , that is, those who have received two or more injections are 18 times lower than those who have not received or only one injection.

In addition to "needle and other people", it is also necessary to "needle to stab people"

Nie said that 100,000 doses of the vaccine can be administered every day, but only 60,000 doses have been administered daily on average in the past week.

Regarding the elderly, he pointed out that the HKCSS had previously conducted a trial home-based vaccination for the elderly with reduced mobility or the disabled, and decided to expand the home vaccination program, including setting up an online platform for those in need to register for follow-up, as well as organizing relevant medical groups and assigning Outreach teams go to different areas to give injections.

He pointed out that the online platform will organize a trial of caring activities in the region this week. During the distribution of materials and visits, it will assist in collecting the information of the elderly over 70 who have not been injected or those who cannot go out for registration. After the trial, it will be fully implemented. Those in need can register through the platform and arrange for door-to-door injection services.

Enclosed forced inspection premises to register for the next day's home injections for the elderly who have not received injections

In addition, Nie predicts that this week, when a trial is implemented in the enclosure for forced inspection, such as public housing estates, for the elderly aged 70 or above who have not been vaccinated or those who have not been able to go out and have not been vaccinated, door-to-door vaccination services will be provided the day after the enclosure operation is completed. Data shows that people at higher risk of infection should be protected by vaccines as soon as possible.

He explained that in the past, there were also special arrangements for home sampling for those who could not go out. Under the new measures, residents can get vaccinated if they have a negative result, and the staffing arrangement, delivery of injections, injections, rest and observation, and arrangements for printing and distributing needle sheets will also be improved. Later, the plan will be expanded to cover more people in need in the community.

A second injection for suitable residents before 4.15

In terms of residential homes, Nie Dequan said that the first phase of outreach had been completed on March 18, with at least the first vaccination for all suitable residents in 1,100 residential homes; Arrange no less than two outreaching services for the relevant residential homes, giving a second shot to all suitable residents or one shot for rehabilitated residents.

As of March 24, 43,300 residents had been vaccinated, with a vaccination rate of 56%.

In terms of children, Nie said that we will strive to increase the vaccination rate for children aged 3 to 11 before the end of April. Schools can make group appointments to arrange students to go to community vaccination centers or student health service centers, or apply for mobile vaccination stations or outreach teams to visit School needles.

He reiterated that the implementation of vaccination has entered the 395th day, and the fifth wave of the epidemic is a heavy lesson for Hong Kong. He demonstrated the importance and necessity of injections, and bluntly stated that vaccination is the most thorough and important way to get out of the epidemic, and appealed to the public. Get your injections on time to protect yourself, your family and the Hong Kong healthcare system.

▼On March 26th, Tai Po Kwong Fook Village was closed for inspection▼

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Carrie Lam: Vaccination is a necessary condition for customs clearance

Chief Executive Carrie Lam said that vaccination is the most effective measure to protect the medical system, and it will also help to get out of the epidemic. It has become a necessary condition for customs clearance with the mainland and overseas. He emphasized that the government's strategy has always been based on scientific evidence and clinical data, including vaccination priority, age , the spacing of three inoculation needles, etc.

The government has launched vaccination since the end of February last year. Carrie Lam stressed that Hong Kong has never been short of vaccines, and there is no shortage of vaccination centers and outreach teams. He appeals to the public who have not been vaccinated or have not received all the shots to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

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