People sit in a rest area after receiving the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center set up inside a train station in Hong Kong on March 11, 2022. (DALE DE LA REY / AFP)
HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government will roll out a new round of a scheme from Saturday to visit seniors in Wong Tai Sin, Kwun Tong and Kwai Tsing districts to encourage them to receive COVID-19 vaccination.
The city’s health chief has written to some of the residents explaining the scheme's arrangements and urging them to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Community organizations of the three districts, the Association of Property Services Agents, together with the Health Bureau and relevant government bureaus and departments, will visit elderly public housing tenants to persuade those aged 70 or above to get vaccinated
“Receiving COVID-19 vaccination can effectively reduce the risk of serious illness and death from infection,” said a government spokesman, adding that the SAR government has spared no effort to boost the vaccination rate of the elderly.
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Community organizations of the three districts, the Association of Property Services Agents, together with the Health Bureau and relevant government bureaus and departments, will visit elderly public housing tenants to persuade those aged 70 or above to get vaccinated.
Seniors to be visited will be arranged to participate in vaccination events in the districts if they are willing to receive the jab, according to a government press release issued on Friday.
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Those with special needs can register for the Home Vaccination Service, it added.
The Wong Tai Sin District Office will organize a Sinovac vaccination event at SKH St Benedict's School on Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm, while the community vaccination station at Wong Tai Sin Temple Square will provide Sinovac and BioNTech vaccination services from 9 am to 6 pm.
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The Kwun Tong District Office will organize a jab event at Sau Ming Primary School on Sunday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, providing both types of vaccination services.
While the Kwai Tsing District Office will organize a Sinovac vaccination event at Cheung Hang Community Hall also on Sunday, from 2 pm to 4 pm.
