Dear Staff and Students,
We would like to share the following message from Department of Health about Updated information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and vaccines.
Health and Safety Office
Dear Sir/Madam,
Updated information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and vaccines
1. Government extends third dose COVID-19 vaccination arrangements
The Government announced that members of the public who have received two doses of the Sinovac vaccine with the second dose received six months ago, irrespective of whether they belong to the certain groups, can make reservations for and receive a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine starting from November 23.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202111/18/P2021111800310.htm
2. Advisory Panel on COVID-19 Vaccines convenes meeting to conduct continuous benefit-risk analysis of authorised COVID-19 vaccines
The Advisory Panel on COVID-19 Vaccines (Advisory Panel) convened a meeting to conduct continuous benefit-risk analysis of authorised COVID-19 vaccines. The meeting also reviewed the latest data of the two authorised vaccines immunised in different age groups and made recommendations.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202111/15/P2021111500813.htm
3. DH's Temporary Specimen Collection Centre Two at Hong Kong International Airport to commence operation on November 18
The Department of Health (DH) announced that Temporary Specimen Collection Centre Two (TSCC-2) set up by the DH at the T1 Satellite Concourse of Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) commenced operation on November 18. Together with the Temporary Specimen Collection Centre One (TSCC-1) set up at the T1 Midfield Concourse, travellers arriving from places of different risk levels can be effectively segregated.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202111/16/P2021111600500.htm
4. FEHD reminds cold store practitioners to comply with latest compulsory testing requirements on COVID-19
Government has included designated cold store practitioners in the compulsory testing notice and the relevant persons have to undergo polymerase chain reaction-based nucleic acid test for COVID-19 regularly from November 17.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202111/15/P2021111500783.htm
5. COVID-19 compulsory testing arrangement for frontline staff of terminals and ship services sector
Following the announcement of strengthening the testing arrangement of high-risk and high-exposure groups by the Government earlier, a compulsory testing notice has been issued to specific frontline staff of the terminals and ship services sector to require them to undergo COVID-19 nucleic acid tests on a periodic basis pursuant to the Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulation (Cap. 599J).
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202111/14/P2021111300385.htm
More information on COVID-19 vaccines:
www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/en/
We would like to solicit your support to disseminate the information to your colleagues, work associates and/or business partners so that they could adopt proper preventive measures. Thank you very much for your support.
Department of Health
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敬啟者：
2019冠狀病毒病及疫苗的最新資訊
1. 政府擴大接種第三劑新冠疫苗安排
政府公布，市民若已接種兩劑科興疫苗而第二劑疫苗是在六個月前接種，不論他們是否屬於優先組別，均可由十一月二十三日開始預約和由當天起接種第三劑新冠疫苗。
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202111/18/P2021111800255.htm
2. 2019冠狀病毒病疫苗顧問專家委員會就認可新冠疫苗的持續效益及風險評估舉行會議
2019冠狀病毒病疫苗顧問專家委員會（顧問專家委員會）就認可新冠疫苗的持續效益及風險評估舉行會議，檢視兩款認可疫苗在不同接種年齡的最新數據，並作出建議。
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202111/15/P2021111500754.htm
3. 衞生署香港國際機場二號臨時樣本採集中心十一月十八日啓用
衞生署公布，署方於香港國際機場T1衛星客運廊內設置的二號臨時樣本採集中心會由十一月十八日起啓用，以配合設於T1中場客運廊的一號臨時樣本採集中心，有效分隔來自不同風險地區的旅客。
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202111/16/P2021111600502.htm
4. 食環署提醒凍房從業員遵守2019冠狀病毒病強制檢測新規定
政府已將特定凍房從業員納入強制檢測公告，有關人士須自十一月十七日起定期接受2019冠狀病毒病的聚合酶連鎖反應核酸檢測。
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202111/15/P2021111500782.htm
5. 碼頭及船舶服務業前線員工2019冠狀病毒病強制檢測安排
因應早前宣布加強對高風險及高暴露群組的檢測安排，政府已引用《預防及控制疾病（對若干人士強制檢測）規例》（第599J章），對特定的碼頭及船舶服務業前線員工發出強制檢測公告，要求這些人士定期接受2019冠狀病毒病核酸檢測。
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202111/14/P2021111300384.htm
更多新冠疫苗資訊：
www.covidvaccine.gov.hk
希望你可以將有關資訊與你的同事、合作者及／或業務伙伴分享，讓他們都能採取合適的預防措施。非常感謝你的支持。
衞生署
