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. Further expansion of COVID-19 vaccination arrangements from January 1
The Government announced that the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme will be further expanded starting from January 1, 2022. The arrangements are as follows:
- extension of the opening hours of nine of the 10 Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) to enable members of the public to receive a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine;
- provision of a third dose vaccination service to all eligible persons who have received two doses of the BioNTech vaccine with the second dose received six months ago;
- provision of a second dose vaccination service to persons who have recovered from previous COVID-19 infection; and
- provision of a second dose BioNTech vaccination service to persons aged 12 to 17.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202112/24/P2021122400509.htm
2. Scientific Committees under CHP update consensus interim recommendations on use of Comirnaty vaccine
The Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases under the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (JSC) convened a meeting, joined by the Chief Executive's expert advisory panel (EAP), to discuss and update consensus interim recommendations on the use of Comirnaty vaccine in Hong Kong.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202112/23/P2021122300757.htm
3. Government tightens boarding and quarantine requirements for places with Omicron cases detected
In view of the latest global developments of the COVID-19 pandemic situation, the places listed below will be specified as Group A specified places to tighten the boarding and quarantine requirements for relevant inbound travellers.
- Guadeloupe, Guernsey, Saint Martin (French part) and Venezuela from 0.00am on December 26
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202112/23/P2021122300550.htm - Réunion and Serbia from 0.00am on December 27
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202112/24/P2021122400627.htm - Albania, Jamaica and North Macedonia from 0.00am on December 29
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202112/26/P2021122600494.htm - The Dominican Republic, Kosovo and Malta from 0.00am on December 30
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202112/27/P2021122700546.htm
4. 43rd round of compulsory testing for staff members of RCHEs, RCHDs and nursing homes to commence shortly
The Government announced that the 43rd round of compulsory testing for staff members of residential care homes for the elderly (RCHEs), residential care homes for persons with disabilities (RCHDs) and nursing homes will commence shortly.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202112/24/P2021122300433.htm
More information on COVID-19 vaccines:
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. 元旦起進一步擴大接種新冠疫苗安排
政府宣布，由元旦（二○二二年一月一日）起進一步擴大2019冠狀病毒病疫苗接種計劃。具體措施包括：
- 全港十間社區疫苗接種中心，其中九間會延長開放時間，方便市民接種第三劑新冠疫苗；
- 為所有已接種兩劑復必泰疫苗滿六個月的合資格人士接種第三劑疫苗；
- 為新冠康復人士接種第二劑疫苗；及
- 為十二至十七歲青少年接種第二劑復必泰疫苗。
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202112/24/P2021122400293.htm
2. 衞生防護中心轄下科學委員會更新復必泰疫苗接種的暫擬共識建議
衞生署衞生防護中心（中心）轄下的疫苗可預防疾病科學委員會和新發現及動物傳染病科學委員會（聯合科學委員會）聯同行政長官專家顧問團（專家顧問團）進行會議，討論並更新本港接種復必泰疫苗的暫擬共識建議。
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202112/23/P2021122300883.htm
3. 政府收緊發現Omicron個案地區的登機及檢疫要求
政府公布，按全球最新2019冠狀病毒病疫情發展 , 於以下日子指明相關地區為A組指明地區，收緊相關抵港人士的登機及檢疫要求
- 於十二月二十六日凌晨零時起：瓜德羅普島、根西島、聖馬丁（法屬）和委內瑞拉
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202112/23/P2021122300549.htm - 於十二月二十七日凌晨零時起：留尼汪島和塞爾維亞
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202112/24/P2021122400626.htm - 於十二月二十九日凌晨零時起：阿爾巴尼亞、牙買加和北馬其頓
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202112/26/P2021122600493.htm - 於十二月三十日凌晨零時起：多米尼加共和國、科索沃和馬耳他
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202112/27/P2021122700548.htm
4. 第四十三輪安老院、殘疾人士院舍及護養院員工強制檢測即將展開
政府宣布，第四十三輪安老院、殘疾人士院舍及護養院員工強制檢測即將展開。
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202112/24/P2021122300432.htm
更多新冠疫苗資訊：
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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