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Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible:      Here is an item of interest to swimmers.      The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced toda… read more

Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible:      Here is an item of interest to swimmers.      The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced toda… read more

     ​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 today (October 27), joined by the Chief Executive’s expert advisory panel (EAP), to discuss and update consensus interim recommendations on COVID-19 vaccination, including the use of a third dose of COVID-19 vaccines and co-administration of COVID-19 vaccines with other vaccines.
 
     At the meeting, the JSC-EAP reviewed the latest scientific evidence and recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO) and overseas health authorities, and recommended three doses of COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty vaccine for ≥12 years of age and CoronaVac vaccine for ≥18 years of age) for certain groups of immunocompromised patients. The third dose should be administered at least four weeks from the second dose. It is noted that for those who had received two doses of CoronaVac vaccine, a third dose of Comirnaty vaccine may elicit a better immune response than CoronaVac vaccine. Comirnaty vaccine offers greater protection but personal preference is respected.
 
     The JSC-EAP also recommended an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine for those who had received two doses of CoronaVac vaccine, in particular persons with a higher risk of infection including elderly aged 60 or above; healthcare workers; workers at increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupational setting (personnel participating in anti-epidemic related work; personnel providing cross-boundary transportation or working at control points and ports), and persons with chronic illnesses. The third dose should be administered at least six months from the second dose. A third dose of Comirnaty vaccine may elicit a better immune response than CoronaVac vaccine. Comirnaty vaccine offers greater protection but personal preference is respected. 
 
     For individuals aged ≥18 years old in the aforementioned higher risk populations who had received two doses of Comirnaty vaccine, an additional dose of Comirnaty vaccine administered at least six months from the second dose is recommended.  
 
     Noting there is currently a lack of data on the administration of additional dose(s) in individuals who are fully recovered from COVID-19, recovered patients should discuss with their physician on whether two doses of COVID-19 vaccine are required after recovery, and an interval of six months between the two doses is recommended.
 
     In addition, the JSC-EAP discussed the co-administration of COVID-19 vaccines with inactivated seasonal influenza vaccines. Given the local context, it is suggested to maintain the minimal interval of at least 14 days between administration of COVID-19 vaccine (Comirnaty or CoronaVac) and any other vaccines including seasonal influenza vaccine.  
 
​     Details of the interim recommendations are available at the CHP’s website www.chp.gov.hk/en/static/24008.html. read more

     The COVID-19 Vaccination Programme has been implemented for 244 days since February 26, 2021. The total number of vaccine doses administered has exceeded nine million as at today (October 27).        … read more

     Hong Kong athlete Yam Kwok-fan today (October 27) won a bronze medal in the Women’s T36 200m event at the 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 8th National Special Olympic Games of the People’s Republic of China held in Shaanxi Province. This is her second medal at this Games after winning a bronze medal in the Women’s T36 100m event. The Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Caspar Tsui, extended his heartfelt congratulations to her.

     “Yam Kwok-fan pulled her efforts and displayed great tenacity in the competition. We are thrilled by her outstanding performance. I sincerely congratulate her and the athletics team,” Mr Tsui said.

     The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region sent a delegation with 35 members to participate in the Games, including 23 athletes to compete in three sports events, namely athletics, swimming and table tennis. Hong Kong athletes have performed brilliantly and so far won 15 medals, comprising eight gold, one silver and six bronze medals. read more