SCS speaks on COVID-19 Vaccination Programme
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Reporter: Officials have kind of mentioned that they will be sending teams to go up to housing estates to kind of convince more elderly people to get vaccinated. When will that plan start? Do you have like a certain target of which district maybe?
Secretary for the Civil Service: Currently, we are focusing our efforts in organising health talks, medical consultations and on-site vaccinations in various districts. These involve the local personalities to mobilise the elderly in the districts to come to the health talks and then to receive the vaccination. We will review the process and if necessary, of course, we could send teams to the homes of the elderly to facilitate them to vaccinate. But now, I think our focus is on organising these health talks and also organising vaccination outreach at shopping malls or public housing estates.
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Ends/Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Issued at HKT 12:43
Issued at HKT 12:43
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