The epidemic has lasted for nearly three years, and how Hong Kong should return to normal has become a topic of recent controversy.
Ho Pak-leung, director of the Centre for Infection and Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong, reiterated that Hong Kong can speed up the pace of returning to normal. He believes that the first step should be to cancel the pre-boarding test requirements and entry quarantine requirements. In terms of local epidemic prevention measures, the implementation of vaccine passports and Wearing masks, etc., other measures such as the limit on the number of people dine-in, business hours, restrictions on other listed premises, etc., can all be canceled
. In Secretary Lu Chongmao's "Eating Peanuts", Ho Pak-leung emphasized discussing the epidemic, the return to normal and the effectiveness of vaccines, "You should not wear tinted glasses, don't be emotional, keep a cool head, look at the data, and discuss rationally, it will be helpful for the return to normal. ”
The Hong Kong government announced in March that it would relax social measures in three phases, but due to the rebound of the epidemic, the third phase has not yet been implemented.
He Bailiang said in a commercial program today (19th) that the pace of returning to normal in Hong Kong can be accelerated. He believes that the current vaccination performance in Hong Kong is good, with 90% and 70% of people receiving two and three injections respectively.
He believes that although there are still 300,000 people over the age of 60 who have not been vaccinated, this number has been maintained for a long time. In addition, the cases of BA.4 and B.5 virus strains have begun to decline. He called on the government not to "indefinitely." Wait", so it is necessary to start adjusting measures accordingly.
Ho Pak Leung, director of the Center for Infection and Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong, believes that Hong Kong can speed up the pace of returning to normal, and believes that the first step should be to cancel the testing requirements and quarantine requirements before boarding.
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Unleash the "benefits" of all injections to avoid the fatigue of citizens fighting against the epidemic
He believes that the quickest implementation is to cancel the post-entry hotel quarantine and cancel the testing requirements before boarding in Hong Kong. Since Hong Kong already has the basics of vaccination and vaccine passports, and the number of local epidemic infections is not lower than other countries, it is recommended that the government The benefits of the third injection to prevent severe illness should be released, and less effective measures should be resolutely cancelled, so as to prevent the citizens and society from becoming fatigued in the fight against the epidemic.
As for local social distancing measures, He Bailiang believes that measures such as vaccination and wearing masks should still be adhered to, and good ventilation equipment should be provided, and other measures such as business hours of restaurants and restrictions on the number of people per table can be lifted. The effect is small, but it will affect the daily life of citizens." It is suggested that the government should regularly review the requirements for vaccine passports in high-risk places.
The director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, criticized without naming names earlier. Some people pointed out that the new crown, like the flu, will cause misunderstandings by the public, and also said that "it is easy for people who eat peanuts forever".
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The director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, criticized without naming names earlier. Some people pointed out that the new crown, like the flu, will cause misunderstandings by the public, and also said that "it is easy for people who eat peanuts forever".
In response to the "Peanut Eating Theory" today, Ho Pak-leung pointed out that the discussion of resumption should not be tinted and emotional.
He said that if the world and the government agree that the death rate of 0.1% is a reference index that can be "returned to normal", we can focus on how to reduce the death rate.
He continued to point out that at present, the mortality rate of the three injections of Fubitai and Kexing is 0.02% and 0.07%. Because the immune response of Kexing is poor in the elderly over 60 years old, if the elderly want to be vaccinated with Kexing, they will need four shots. Only the dose can reduce the mortality rate after infection to 0.05%, which is close to the 0.1% mortality rate.
▼On September 17th, Yang Hebeiyin and Mai Meijuan attended the "Pilot Program to Encourage Elderly Vaccinations"▼
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Taking Singapore as an example, he pointed out that the place has special requirements for the vaccination of Sinovac. Therefore, regardless of whether it is calculated during the epidemic in the past three years, this year or the fifth wave of the epidemic, the mortality rate is lower than that of influenza. 693, compared with an average of 588 to 844 flu-related deaths per year in Singapore.
Vaccines | Yang He Beiyin came to the door for two consecutive days to encourage injections, saying that she had successfully encouraged many elderly people to get injections Epidemic | 7,322 confirmed cases and 23 deaths hit a new high in 5 months. The trend of the epidemic is stable 1.5 to 2% Xu Shuchang said the epidemic is on the decline: In many places, the death rate is 0.1%, and the confirmed diagnosis is expected to maintain 4 digits. There are twice as many severe deaths, but more expert opinions are needed, but a unified plan is needed