epidemic. Latest｜Increased by about 9000 for two consecutive days, Fubitai bivalent vaccine can be administered in December

The epidemic situation in Hong Kong has been repeated, and the number of confirmed cases has dropped to the level of 8,000. Yesterday (25th), there were 8,878 new confirmed cases, which was around 9,000 for two consecutive days. The number of cases of the new mutated virus strain BQ.

According to the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, the secondary infection rate of the elderly is as high as 20% to 30%.

About 770,000 doses of the first batch of bivalent vaccines ordered by the government have arrived in Hong Kong. The government plans to start vaccinating the public in early December. Details will be announced later.

According to expert advice, the bivalent vaccine of Fubitai can be used as another option for the fourth dose of vaccine (or the third dose of vaccine for recovered people) according to the current vaccination schedule for eligible persons aged 12 or above, but they are still You can choose to be vaccinated with Sinovac or Fubitai original strain vaccine.

Summary of yesterday's epidemic:

-An increase of 8,878 confirmed cases, a decrease of 3.69% from yesterday.

- There were 562 imported cases, accounting for 6.33% of the overall case rate; compared with 12,655 airport arrivals on the same day, the rate was 4.44%, and the seven-day average rate was 4.17%.

- 16 new patients died, the 7-day average mortality rate was 0.153%, the overall mortality rate was 0.51%, and the cumulative death toll was 10,663.

-The number of cases of the newly mutated virus strain BQ.1.1 in the local area increased by 4 to 82 cases.

- A total of 2,618 people have been hospitalized, of which 337 are new infections, with 9 and 15 new critical and serious cases respectively.

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11.25｜An increase of 8,878 confirmed cases and an increase of 16 deaths. Local BQ.1.1 cases increased by 4

The latest effective reproduction rate of local cases at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong is 1.25, which means that one patient can infect more than one person, and the trend is towards a "plateau period".

(Photo from HKU Faculty of Medicine)

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Vaccines｜The first batch of about 770,000 doses of Fubitai bivalent vaccine arrived in Hong Kong. The government intends to allow citizens to receive bivalent vaccines starting in December. The opening and closing of the vaccine will be opened early next month. Rihua: It can strengthen immunity against mutant viruses. In contact with the public, Li Xiayin tested negative and a high-level official was infected with the epidemic｜Deputy Director of the Bureau of Commerce and Economics, Chen Baili, was diagnosed and quarantined. Director Qiu Yinghua quickly tested negative for the epidemic｜8,878 cases returned to the level of 8,000, and 16 more deaths were mandatory testing 18 mansions including Baguio Bay, Ka Lung Court, and Cha Kwo Ling Mansions tested positive for sewage, and 40,000 people needed rapid testing. The University of Hong Kong’s research revealed that the overall death toll increased during the COVID-19 period. Ben En advocated maintaining non-emergency services