(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Chen Zhaoqi expects that about 50% of Hong Kong's population will be vaccinated against the new crown from August to September
China News Service, Hong Kong, July 4th. The Director of the Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Chen Zhaoshi, said on July 4 that the number of people who have made appointments for new crown vaccination in Hong Kong has increased recently. .
According to figures released by the SAR government, as of the evening of July 3, the SAR government had vaccinated the citizens with 3.908 million doses of the new crown vaccine, of which 2.343 million had received the first dose and 1.5651 million had received the second dose.
Chen Zhaoshi told the media here that it is expected that about 50% of the population will be vaccinated from August to September, but she emphasized that this number is still not enough. It is safer for 70% or more of the population to be vaccinated.
She pointed out that when the society has established an immune barrier, many social distancing measures can be conditionally relaxed, including customs clearance.
Chen Zhaoshi said that the Hong Kong SAR government has been communicating and discussing when and under what conditions the customs can be cleared under the mechanism of joint prevention and control. The three places hope to return to normal at an appropriate time. Cross-border transactions.
Chen Zhaoshi pointed out that in Europe and the United States, there are seven to eight adults who are vaccinated, but the rate of vaccinations among the elderly in Hong Kong is very low. Less than 10% of the elderly are vaccinated, and only more than 10% of the 60-69-year-olds are vaccinated.
She said that if Hong Kong residential care homes for the elderly have questions about vaccination, the SAR government can arrange outreach teams to the homes to assess whether the residents are suitable for vaccination.
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