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, Safety and Environment Office
Dear Sir/Madam,
Updated information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)and vaccines
1. Government to maintain most of the social distancing measures
The Government maintains most of the social distancing measures currently in place, and introduce a new type of scheduled premises, namely "event premises", with a view to specifying restrictions and requirements applicable to certain events with greater clarity so that social and economic activities can be resumed gradually in a controlled manner.
If the vaccination rate in Hong Kong can be raised sooner to achieve herd immunity, the social distancing measures can be further relaxed to allow Hong Kong to return to normality as soon as possible.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202107/21/P2021072100493.htm
2. Advisory Panel on COVID-19 Vaccines convenes meeting to conduct continuous benefit-risk analysis of authorised COVID-19 vaccines
The Advisory Panel still considered that the benefits of the two vaccines outweighed the risks, and that there was no need to recommend changes regarding the use of the two vaccines. The Government will continue to ensure that the authorised vaccines satisfy the criteria of safety, efficacy and quality, and continue to disseminate to the public and relevant stakeholders the latest safety and scientific information on the relevant vaccines in a timely manner.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202107/14/P2021071400919.htm
3.Joint efforts with local ethnic minorities to promote vaccination
Around 20 local ethnic minorities (EM) leaders and representatives, non-governmental organisations serving the EM community and healthcare professionals attended a Round Table Discussion chaired by the Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan, to exchange views and plan forward on promoting COVID-19 vaccination among the EM community in Hong Kong.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202107/08/P2021070800943.htm
The Department of Health accords great importance to the dissemination of important information to the EM community. Health education materials are continuously translated into nine EM languages (Hindi, Bahasa Indonesia, Tagalog, Nepali, Urdu, Thai, Bengali, Sinhala and Vietnamese) and made available online. Selected materials are also being translated into French, Spanish, Punjabi and Tamil. Some videos are also available for download directly. Please refer to the attachment.
More information on COVID-19 vaccines: https://www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/en/
Webinar - An Overview on COVID-19 Vaccination: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTPBXstt0jE
Webinar – Vaccination for children and adolescents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzDV8OrRdw0
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. 政府維持大部分社交距離措施
政府維持大部分現行的社交距離措施，並引入「活動場所」作為新一類表列處所，更清晰地列明適用於個別活動的限制及規定，讓社交及經濟活動繼續在可控的情況下有序地恢復。
如香港能盡快提高疫苗接種率，以達致羣體免疫所需水平，將有望進一步放寬社交距離措施，讓香港早日回復常態。
詳情可參閱：https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202107/21/P2021072100490.htm?fontSize=1
2.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
顧問專家委員會仍然認為兩款疫苗的效益均大於風險，並沒有需要建議更改該兩款疫苗的使用。政府會繼續確保認可疫苗符合安全、效能及質素要求，並繼續適時向公眾及相關持份者公布有關疫苗的最新安全性及科學信息。
詳情可參閱：https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202107/14/P2021071400883.htm
3.與本地少數族裔攜手推動疫苗接種
約二十個本地少數族裔領袖及代表、服務少數族裔的非政府組織以及醫學界代表，早前參與由食物及衞生局局長陳肇始教授主持的圓桌研討會，就向香港少數族裔社群宣傳接種新冠疫苗交流意見及商討推動計劃。
詳情可參閱：https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202107/08/P2021070800941.htm
衞生署十分重視向少數族裔社群傳遞重要訊息，亦一直着力把健康教育資料翻譯成九種少數族裔語言，包括印度文、印尼文、菲律賓文、尼泊爾文、巴基斯坦文、泰文、孟加拉文、僧加羅文及越南文，並於網上發放。部分資料亦已翻譯成法語、西班牙語、旁遮普語及泰米爾語。部份影片可供直接下載。請參閱附件。
更多新冠疫苗資訊：www.covidvaccine.gov.hk
網上講座 — 新冠疫苗接種概況: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTPBXstt0jE
網上講座 — 兒童及青少年接種新冠疫苗: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzDV8OrRdw0
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。
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