Starting from tomorrow (January 20), members of the public can make reservations to receive free BioNTech vaccination at the Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) located at Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Centre and Boundary Street Sports Centre. The two CVCs will provide vaccination services from January 26.
 
     "To enable members of the public to receive vaccination, we have increased the number of vaccination booths or manpower at vaccination venues and also increased the number of CVCs to 14. The current vaccination capacity has increased by 77 per cent from the beginning of the month, reaching 1.77 million doses a month or nearly 60 000 doses a day. Under the threat posed by the mutant virus strains with high transmissibility, we appeal to persons who are not yet vaccinated, in particular elderly persons, to get vaccinated as soon as possible for self-protection," a government spokesman said today (January 19).
 
     Eligible persons aged 60 or above can go to CVCs (except for the CVCs located at private hospitals) to get same-day tickets. They can present their Hong Kong identity (HKID) card to get a same-day ticket or they can authorise their family members to get a ticket on their behalf, provided that the authorised person can present a copy of the authoriser's HKID card.
 
     The same-day tickets are distributed daily from 7.45am on a first-come, first-served basis. Accompanying persons will not be allowed to receive vaccination together and separate vaccination appointments are required.
 
CVCs providing the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine
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Java Road Sports Centre in North Point
Kwun Chung Sports Centre in Jordan
Yuen Wo Road Sports Centre in Sha Tin
 
CVCs providing the Fosun/BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine
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Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Centre in Sai Ying Pun (starting from January 26)
Boundary Street Sports Centre in Mong Kok (starting from January 26)
Education Bureau Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre (starting from January 21)
Kowloon Bay Sports Centre (starting from January 21)
Sai Wan Ho Sports Centre
Hiu Kwong Street Sports Centre in Kwun Tong
Lai Chi Kok Park Sports Centre
Yuen Long Sports Centre
HKU CVC at Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong in Wong Chuk Hang (no same-day tickets)
CUHK Medical Centre in Sha Tin (no same-day tickets)
Osman Ramju Sadick Memorial Sports Centre in Kwai Chung
 
     The HKU CVC at Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong operates from 10am to 6pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and from 8am to 8pm on Saturdays and Sundays, and is closed on Wednesdays. The other CVCs operate daily from 8am to 8pm.
 
     During the Lunar New Year period, all CVCs will be closed on Lunar New Year's Eve and the first and second days of the Lunar New Year (from January 31 to February 2). Except for the two CVCs located at private hospitals which will be closed on the third day of the Lunar New Year (February 3), CVCs will provide normal services on the third day of the Lunar New Year.
 
     Apart from going to the CVCs, eligible persons can also receive free COVID-19 vaccination through the following channels:
 
* 25 general out-patient clinics under the Hospital Authority (www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/15/P2022011500269.htm);
 
* 13 Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Stations (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/pdf/HA_HCVS_Location_ENG.pdf);
 
* 15 Elderly Health Centres under the Department of Health (www.elderly.gov.hk/english/contactus/elderly_health_centres.html);
 
* over 1 000 private doctors or clinics which provide the Sinovac vaccination service (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/en/VSS);
 
* 31 venues operated by private healthcare institutions enrolled in the BioNTech Vaccination Pilot Scheme (www.chp.gov.hk/files/pdf/list_vssdr_covid_bnt_pilot_eng.pdf); and
 
* two Mobile Vaccination Stations (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/pdf/List_Mobile_Vaccination_Station_ENG.pdf).
 
     The designated website for the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/en/programme) provides the latest information including details on vaccination venues, reservation and enquiry hotlines.
 
     Before making an appointment, members of the public should take note of a minimum interval of 14 days between COVID-19 vaccination and any other vaccination (including seasonal influenza vaccination).

Ends/Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Issued at HKT 11:30

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