Hong Kong 65 years old or more can inoculate a new generation of XBB crown vaccine fro

Hong Kong official notification, the elderly 65 or older can be vaccinated on Thursday (December 14) the new generation XBB crown disease.

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government issued a newsletter on Tuesday (December 12) to report the above news.

According to the communiqué, after the earlier 100,000 dose of XBB mutation, the COMIRNATY OMICRON XBB arrived in Hong Kong, and the other batch of about 10 10 doses of XBB mutant letters enable the nucleotic acid vaccine (SPIKEVAX XBB)It will also arrive in Hong Kong.Scientific data show that the effectiveness of the two vaccines is roughly similar to the safety data.

According to the vaccine of the Department of Health Protection Center of the Department of Health, the Suggestions of the Council of the Diseases and the New Discovery and Animal Infectious Diseases Council suggestion can be that high -risk priority groups, that is, the age of 50 or above, including residence, including residence.The elder in the hospital, an adult who has long -term patients from the age of 18 to 49, and a person with weak immunization for six months or more.It has been more than six months later, and the additional enhanced agent can be vaccinated for free.

The first batch of XBB mutant letters enable ribonucleic acid vaccines to provide priority to high -risk people, that is, adults who live in the hospital and 65 years old or above.

From 9 am on December 13th, the elderly 65 or older can make appointment on the government's online appointment platform to make an appointment on December 14th to be a private clinic vaccine vaccination station or the hospital administration bureau (medicalManagement bureau) The designated ordinary clinic under its jurisdiction, inoculation of XBB mutant plant letters to enable ribonucleic acid vaccines.

In addition, the designated specialist clinic and designated elder health centers under the Department of Health will also provide XBB mutations for patients and members who go to the clinic on December 14th.Rotal device enables ribonucleic acid vaccines.

The second stage will be extended to other high -risk priority groups, including adults who are 50 to 64 years old, adults who have long -term patients aged 18 to 49.People, pregnant women and medical staff.The government will closely pay attention to the needs of the XBB vaccine and carry out the second stage in a timely manner.