Carrie Lam: Hong Kong will issue strong guidelines to promote vaccination of specific groups

(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Carrie Lam: Hong Kong will issue strong guidelines to promote vaccination of specific groups

　　China News Service, Hong Kong, July 20 (Reporter Zeng Ping) The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Carrie Lam, met with the media before attending an executive meeting on the 20th. He said that Hong Kong’s current COVID-19 vaccination rate is relatively gratifying. More incentives are provided, and non-mandatory but stronger guidelines may be issued to encourage specific groups to be more actively vaccinated.

　　Data show that as of the evening of the 19th, about 2.85 million people in Hong Kong had received the first dose of vaccine, and the total dose of the first and second doses was about 4.89 million.

Carrie Lam said that 42% of the eligible population has received the first dose of vaccine, which is relatively gratifying, but there is still much room for improvement.

If the current single-day appointment and vaccination volume can continue, the vaccination rate is expected to reach the ideal ratio of about 70% by the end of September this year, or even higher.

　　"I once again call on all citizens of Hong Kong to actively vaccinate." Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that at present, whether it is Kexing vaccine or Fubitai vaccine, Hong Kong has sufficient supply.

The SAR government will provide more incentives in terms of policy measures, and may issue non-mandatory but stronger guidelines to promote specific groups of high-risk or more contact with people such as nursing home staff, school staff, frontline civil servants, and the elderly. , Vaccinate more actively.

　　Carrie Lam said that there have been no confirmed cases of local new coronary pneumonia in Hong Kong for more than 40 days, and everyone will "sigh a sigh of relief."

She believes that achieving such an anti-epidemic effect is the result of the city’s efforts. The SAR government’s measures to prevent external import and internal proliferation have continued to produce good results. The citizens of Hong Kong still strictly observe public health measures despite seeing a stable epidemic.

　　She thanked the citizens of Hong Kong for their cooperation and said that "now we need the whole city to work hard to increase the vaccination rate" so that the entire Hong Kong society will build an immune barrier.

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