The fifth wave of the epidemic continues, and the infection group of "Peony Golden Court Shangpin Shabu Shabu" in Yuen Long continues to expand. One more chef was recruited yesterday (9th), and a total of 12 people have been infected so far, and the restaurant is continuing to operate .
Ho Pak-leung, director of the Centre for Infection and Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong, said on the RTHK program "Millennium" this morning that there are expected to be 200 transmission chains in Hong Kong. In-depth investigation should be changed to "precise epidemic prevention".
He said that the authorities have completed a risk assessment and determined that the environmental samples in the hot pot shop were negative, so it is not recommended to ask the shop to close.
He Boliang continued to say that in the "Peony Golden Pavilion" outbreak group, three diners were over 60 years old and had not received three doses of the vaccine. He believed that the government should focus on "guzhen needles".
He agrees that the public needs to receive booster doses. The Sinovac vaccinator needs to get four shots, and the Fubitai vaccinator needs three shots.
▼On May 7th, the Department of Health announced that the Yuen Long Peony Golden Pavilion Shangpin Hotpot Shabu Shabu had an outbreak▼
Concerned about three elderly people in the outbreak group who have not received three doses of vaccine
An outbreak of shabu-shabu, the Shangpin hot pot in the Peony Golden Pavilion, He Boliang believes that the authorities should not "see only the trees but not the forest" and isolate the group of cases from the whole.
He explained that from May 2 to May 9, the total number of cases in Hong Kong was 2,308. If every 10 confirmed cases is calculated as a transmission chain, there are at least 200 transmission chains in Hong Kong.
He believes that in the process of returning to normal, there is no need to conduct case tracking and in-depth investigation on each case, "I want to say that it is not necessary."
He emphasized that group outbreaks are expected to occur, and the medical system has gradually eased. Therefore, the focus is not on groups, but based on factors such as the number of severe cases and high-risk groups, judging that the epidemic has developed to a certain level is a warning line.
He believes that the current anti-epidemic focus is "gu needle". Among the hot pot restaurant outbreak group, three diners are over 60 years old, but he believes that they have not received the third dose of the vaccine.
Ho Pak-leung, director of the Centre for Infection and Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong.
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Advocating precise epidemic prevention: should no longer be one-size-fits-all
He Bailiang also pointed out that about 6.21 million people in Hong Kong have been vaccinated with two doses of vaccines, and oral drugs for the new crown have been introduced. The overall quarantine and isolation measures are sufficient, and they have moved away from the previous stage. The government authorities have completed a risk assessment and determined that the environmental samples in the hot pot restaurant are negative, and believe that the forced closure is unreasonable, and "precise epidemic prevention" should be implemented.
There is a suggestion that dine-in must have a negative rapid test: it is not suitable to be equivalent to a national test
As for the suggestion by some experts to show a negative certificate of rapid test when dine-in in restaurants, Ho believes that office workers, who account for half of Hong Kong's population, must go out to eat.
Therefore, he believes that it is necessary to "treat the needle" and criticize the government's relaxation of social distancing measures, which is not synchronized with the implementation of vaccine passports. "This risk is the biggest problem first."
▼Sham Shui Po Fengsheng Residence enclosure inspection on May 9▼
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Ho: There is a need for booster vaccination
Regarding the suggestion of some experts to require Hong Kong people to receive the fourth dose of the vaccine before the end of the year, He Bailiang agrees that it is necessary to receive a booster dose, but the two vaccines must be distinguished.
He explained that at present, three injections of the Kexing vaccine are required to complete the vaccination, while Fubitai only needs two injections. Therefore, the Kexing vaccinators must receive four injections, and the Fubitai vaccinators must receive three injections.
He suggested that for those who are vaccinated by Sinovac vaccine, the next dose of vaccine can be considered to choose Fubitai, and the government should also promote the next stage of vaccine passports according to the difference in the validity period of vaccines.
He believes that it is unscientific to treat the two vaccines with the same standard: "The two vaccines should not be confused."
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