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 adjusts COVID-19 vaccination requirement under social distancing measures according to expert advice
In accordance with the advice of the Advisory Panel on COVID-19 Vaccines, from September 30 onwards, persons aged 12 to 17 who have received one dose of Fosun Pharma/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty vaccine) at least 14 days ago are deemed to have complied with the requirement of completing the COVID-19 vaccination course under the Prevention and Control of Disease (Requirements and Directions) (Business and Premises) Regulation (Cap. 599F).
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202109/30/P2021093000840.htm
2. Government adjusts service arrangements of deep throat saliva specimen collection
Since deep throat saliva specimen is no longer accepted for compulsory or regular testing, adjustments are made to the service arrangements of deep throat saliva specimen collection after reviewing the usage and public demand for the testing services.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202110/01/P2021100100497.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. 政府按專家建議調整社交距離措施下就新冠疫苗接種的規定
因應2019冠狀病毒病疫苗顧問專家委員會的建議，由九月三十日起，在最少14天前接種一劑復星醫藥╱德國藥廠的2019冠狀病毒病疫苗（復必泰疫苗）的12至17歲人士可獲視為已符合《預防及控制疾病（規定及指示）（業務及處所）規例》（第599F章）下完成2019冠狀病毒病疫苗（新冠疫苗）接種的規定。
詳情可參閱：https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202109/30/P2021093000826.htm
2.政府調整深喉唾液樣本收集服務安排
因應政府不再接納深喉唾液樣本作強制或定期檢測，政府在檢視檢測服務的使用情況及市民需求後，已調整樣本收集服務的安排。
詳情可參閱：https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202110/01/P2021100100412.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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