(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) Hong Kong has 5 new imported cases and the scope of vaccine "same-day raising" is expanded
China News Service, Hong Kong, August 25 (Reporter Han Xingtong Zhang Xiaoxi) As of 0:00 on the 25th, Hong Kong has newly confirmed 5 new cases of new coronary pneumonia, all of which are imported cases.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government announced on the same day that the new crown vaccine "same-day funding" (vaccinations can be vaccinated after on-site collection on the same day) will be extended to students 12 years of age or older from the 27th of this month to facilitate more people to get vaccinated.
According to the latest figures released by the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health of the Special Administrative Region Government, the 5 new cases involved 2 men and 3 women, aged between 1 and 61 years old. They arrived in Hong Kong from the Philippines, Pakistan, France and other places. Completed two doses of new crown vaccine.
So far, the total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong has increased to 12,074.
The Centre for Health Protection of the Special Administrative Region Government also received notification of a case confirmed in the UK, involving a 42-year-old female patient.
She left Hong Kong for the UK on August 13 and took a sample on August 16 and tested positive for the new crown virus.
The patient has no symptoms.
The center is continuing to follow up the case with the British health department. To be prudent, the place where she lived during the incubation period (Wing Cheong Court, Sui Wo Court, Sha Tin) will be included in the mandatory test announcement.
In addition, according to figures released by the SAR government, as of the evening of the 24th, the SAR government has vaccinated Hong Kong citizens with more than 7.17 million doses of the new crown vaccine, of which more than 3.98 million have received the first dose of the vaccine, and more than 3.18 million have completed the two doses. vaccine.
In order to encourage more citizens to vaccinate, the SAR government announced on the 25th that from August 27, 24 community vaccination centers (except private hospitals) under the new crown vaccination plan will distribute "same-day funds" to students aged 12 or above. , For them to be vaccinated at the vaccination center at the designated time on the day when the number is distributed.
Taking into account that some students need to be accompanied by a teacher or family member, each student receiving the "same-day fund" can also be accompanied by a maximum of two persons, and the accompanying persons can be vaccinated together.
The SAR government also reminds young people and their parents that people aged between 12 and 17 must bring their parents' consent to the vaccination center before they can get the vaccine.
The minimum age for vaccination with Fubitai vaccine is 12 years, and the minimum age for vaccination with Koxing vaccine is 18 years.
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