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. Advance reservations for vaccination at two newly added Community Vaccination Centres starts
Starting from January 14, members of the public can make reservations to receive free BioNTech vaccination at the Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) located at the Education Bureau Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre and Kowloon Bay Sports Centre.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/12/P2022011200288.htm
2. COVID-19 vaccination walk-in service of DH's Elderly Health Centres to expand
The Department of Health (DH) announced that 12 Elderly Health Centres (EHCs) expand their COVID-19 vaccination service to provide walk-in vaccination with the CoronaVac vaccine for all persons aged 65 or above starting January 13, in order to further encourage and facilitate the elderly in receiving COVID-19 vaccination. Together with the three EHCs providing such service, a total of 15 EHCs of the DH provide walk-in vaccination for the elderly. In addition, the DH also extends the daily vaccination hours and offer an additional time slot on Saturday morning.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/12/P2022011200567.htm
3. Advisory Panel on COVID-19 Vaccines convenes meeting to conduct continuous benefit-risk analysis of authorised COVID-19 vaccines
Having reviewed the relevant efficacy and safety data published, the Advisory Panel on COVID-19 Vaccines (Advisory Panel) suggested allowing children aged 5 to 11 to receive a fractional dose (i.e. one-third of a dose) of the Comirnaty vaccine for adults for "off-label use" and to make reference to the recommendations of relevant scientific committees for implementing the vaccination programme.
In addition, after reviewing all the latest clinical and safety data related to the Comirnaty and Sinovac 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.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/12/P2022011200679.htm
4. DH calls on community including ethnic minorities to fight Omicron variant threat together
In response to the recent worsening of the local COVID-19 epidemic situation, with local infection cases also involving several foreign domestic helpers, the Department of Health (DH) appealed again to all sectors of the community, including ethnic minorities (EMs), to continue to work with the Government on its enhanced prevention and control work. To fight the Omicron variant threat together, the Government called on the public to closely pay heed to and follow the Government’s prevention and control measures, testing arrangements, and to observe good personal hygiene and receive COVID-19 vaccination as soon as possible.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/12/P2022011200617.htm
5. 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.
· Azerbaijan from 0.00am on January 14 For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/11/P2022011100450.htm
· Kyrgyzstan from 0.00am on January 16 For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/13/P2022011300434.htm
6. Ten service points available in Tuen Mun to facilitate voluntary testing
In view of suspected silent transmission chains in Tuen Mun district, the Government urges residents and those working in Tuen Mun who are exposed to infection risks to undergo testing as soon as possible. The Government has already extended the opening hours of the community testing centre (CTC) at Siu Lun Community Hall in Tuen Mun to 10pm starting from January 11. Eight additional mobile specimen collection stations are also be set up in the district on January 12 to enhance testing service there.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/11/P2022011100819.htm
7. Additional mobile specimen collection station set up at Siu Lun Sports Ground
The Government announced the setting up of an additional mobile specimen collection station at Siu Lun Sports Ground. The location is close to the community testing centre (CTC) at Siu Lun Community Hall in Tuen Mun, with a view to diverting people at the CTC and facilitating the testing of residents and workers of Tuen Mun district.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/13/P2022011300491.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. 周五起可提前預約到兩間新增社區疫苗接種中心接種疫苗
由一月十四日起，市民可以預約在教育局九龍塘教育服務中心和九龍灣體育館的社區疫苗接種中心，免費接種復必泰疫苗。
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/12/P2022011200219.htm
2. 衞生署擴展轄下長者健康中心新冠疫苗即場接種服務
衞生署公布，為進一步鼓勵和方便長者接種新冠疫苗，轄下12間長者健康中心一月十三日起擴展新冠疫苗接種服務，為所有65歲或以上人士即場接種科興克爾來福疫苗，無須預約。連同已提供相關服務的三間長者健康中心，署方轄下將共有15間長者健康中心為長者提供即場接種服務。署方亦同時將每天的接種時段延長，並新增星期六上午的接種時段。
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/12/P2022011200568.htm
3. 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
在審視已公布的相關效能及安全性資料後，2019冠狀病毒病疫苗顧問專家委員會（顧問專家委員會）建議可容許為5至11歲兒童接種成人復必泰疫苗的部分劑量（即三分之一劑量）作「標示外使用」，並參考相關科學委員會建議推行接種計劃。
另外，在檢視所有與復必泰疫苗和科興疫苗相關的最新臨床及安全數據後，顧問專家委員會仍然認為兩款疫苗的效益均大於風險，無需建議更改該兩款疫苗的使用。
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/12/P2022011200611.htm
4. 衞生署呼籲社會各界包括少數族裔社群同心協力抵禦Omicron變異病毒株威脅
因應本地2019冠狀病毒病疫情近日轉趨嚴峻，本地感染的個案亦涉及數名外籍家庭傭工，衞生署再次呼籲社會各界包括少數族裔社群同心協力，繼續與政府攜手做好加強防控工作。政府呼籲市民密切留意及配合各防疫措施及檢測安排，並注意個人衞生及盡快接種新冠疫苗，以抵禦Omicron變異病毒株的威脅。
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/12/P2022011200606.htm
5. 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
· 於一月十四日凌晨零時起：阿塞拜疆 詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/11/P2022011100449.htm
· 於一月十六日凌晨零時起：吉爾吉斯斯坦 詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/13/P2022011300433.htm
6. 屯門區設十個檢測點便利居民「願檢盡檢」
因應屯門區出現懷疑隱形傳播鏈，政府呼籲有感染風險的當區居民及在該區工作的人士盡快進行檢測。位於屯門兆麟社區會堂的社區檢測中心已由一月十一日起延長服務時間至晚上十時，另區內一月十二日亦會增設八個流動採樣站，加強檢測服務。
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/11/P2022011100784.htm
7. 兆麟運動場增設流動採樣站
政府宣布，為疏導屯門兆麟社區會堂社區檢測中心進行2019冠狀病毒病檢測的人流，在該社區會堂附近的兆麟運動場增設流動採樣站，方便屯門區的居民及工作人士進行檢測。
詳情可參閱 : https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/13/P2022011300349.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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