The death cases in the fifth wave of the epidemic are mainly the elderly, and more than one million people are infected. The Joint Scientific Committee of the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) and the Chief Executive's Expert Advisory Group held an online meeting yesterday (6th) to discuss vaccination in Hong Kong According to the arrangement, in response to the fifth wave of deaths, it is recommended that people aged 60 or above can receive the fourth dose as a booster at least three months after the third dose, and the recovery is also applicable.
For those who have not been vaccinated before the infection, the time for the first injection after recovery has also been shortened from the previously recommended three months to one month.
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The Joint Scientific Committee under the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health and the Chief Executive's Expert Advisory Panel have updated the vaccination recommendations, including that people aged 60 or above can receive the fourth dose at least three months after the third dose; The time for the first injection is the same as that of the residents of the Elderly Home, which is shortened from three months to one month as suggested earlier.
Experts believe that the interval between the first two doses of Fubitai vaccine for immunocompromised children and adolescents should be 21 days. At the same time, they do not object to the recovery of patients who, for personal reasons, such as going overseas to study or to meet the requirements of overseas travel, should not be vaccinated in advance after recovery. The next dose of the vaccine is less than 28 days old.
Experts also agree that people who are not sure whether they have been infected should receive the new crown vaccine as if they were not infected; and those who have been infected can also be safely vaccinated against the new crown virus without prior screening for the new crown virus before vaccination.
The committee and the expert advisory group also have no objection to vaccinating relevant persons with COVID-19 vaccine, seasonal influenza vaccine or other childhood immunization vaccines during the same visit period in order to facilitate administrative arrangements and increase vaccination rates with informed consent. The same principle applies. It is also suitable for institutions and similar places.
The committee also said that it is aware of the development of new vaccines, including vaccines against Omicron and protein subunit vaccines, and will closely monitor the development at this stage.
For those who have been vaccinated outside Hong Kong with vaccines not provided locally, if the vaccines are included in the "List of Approved COVID-19 Vaccines for Specified Uses" and the World Health Organization's Emergency Use List, they are advised to vaccinate as needed Complete vaccination with the same platform or any locally available suitable vaccine at least four weeks after the dose of the vaccine.
For those who have been vaccinated with vaccines not included in the above list, regardless of whether they have completed the vaccination, experts recommend that they should be re-vaccinated according to the existing vaccination plan in Hong Kong.
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