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The Department of Health (DH) reminded the public that the last Sunday clinic session of the Pneumococcal Conjugated Vaccine (PCV) Catch-Up Programme (CUP) would be held on Sunday (February 28).
A DH spokesman said the Sunday clinics had administered more than 46,000 doses of PCVs since the start of the programme on September 1, 2009.
Presently under the programme, which also provides vaccination at normal service hours of Maternal and Child Health Centres (MCHCs), more than 110,000 doses of PCVs have been given to more than 74,000 children since the programme's launch last September.
"Recent demand for Sunday clinic vaccinations has decreased as many eligible children have already received vaccinations. The number of appointment tokens dropped significantly. For better use of public resources, Sunday clinics will stop in March," the spokesman said.
Catch-up vaccinations will continue to be provided during normal service hours at MCHCs until March 31, 2011, for children born between September 1, 2007 and June 30, 2009, he said.
Ends/Thursday, February 25, 2010
Issued at HKT 19:38
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