Scientific Committees under CHP have updated several interim recommendations related to COVID-19 vaccination, including:· Members of the public are advised to complete both doses of the series with the same product when possible. In exceptional situations where the vaccine recipient is unable to complete the series with the same type of vaccine (e.g. due to anaphylaxis after the first dose; or if the vaccine is no longer available or accessible), vaccination with another COVID-19 vaccine may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
· The use of Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12 – 15 is recommended.
· Any elderlies who have received influenza vaccines before can safely receive COVID-19 vaccines. For the frailest elderlies, the benefit versus risk may have to be carefully weighed.
For details, please refer to:
https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202106/09/P2021060901025.htm
3. More information and videos in different languages
To facilitate more ethnic minorities to receive the Government’s latest epidemic prevention information, health education materials and videos have been translated into multiple languages. Some videos are also available for download directly. For details, please refer to the attachment.
More information on COVID-19 vaccines
https://www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/en/
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
Selected list of videos and health education materials by Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health