The Government will set up additional Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) in Kwun Tong town centre and Tsing Yi this Friday (March 11) to provide the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccination service. Online booking will start at 9am tomorrow (March 8).
 
     The Millennium City 5 CVC is dedicated to providing the Sinovac vaccine to children and teenagers aged 3 to 17 and persons aged 60 or above. Located on the 17th floor of Millennium City 5, 418 Kwun Tong Road, members of the public can go to the vaccination centre by taking the designated lift at the office lobby of Millennium City 5, accessed via the second floor of apm, which is directly connected to MTR Kwun Tong Station.
 
     The MTR Tsing Yi Station CVC will provide the Sinovac vaccine to persons aged 3 or above. The centre is located at the unpaid area of the Airport Express Concourse (Hong Kong-bound) on the U2 floor of MTR Tsing Yi Station.
 
     The Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Patrick Nip, said, "The two additional CVCs are both situated at locations with convenient transportation and I believe they can provide the greatest convenience to members of the public in the community, in particular the elderly. I am very grateful to Sun Hung Kai Properties and the MTR Corporation Limited for providing the venues free of charge so that more people can receive COVID-19 vaccines in a short period of time. Apart from protecting oneself, getting vaccinated can also reduce the speed of the spread of the virus.
 
     "The Hong Kong Spinners Industrial Building CVC has also started providing Sinovac vaccination service to children, teenagers and elderly persons today. After the Millennium City 5 CVC has commenced operation, vaccination centres dedicated to children and elderly persons will be increased to three, in addition to four vaccination centres dedicated to administering the BioNTech vaccine to children aged 5 to 11.
 
     "Since February this year, the Government has set up 13 additional CVCs, bringing the numbers of CVCs providing the Sinovac and BioNTech vaccines to seven and 20 respectively."
 
     The two CVCs will be open daily from 8am to 8pm and will be closed between 1.30pm and 2.30pm for cleaning. In addition to taking prior bookings for vaccination, the Millennium City 5 CVC will distribute same-day tickets to children, teenagers and elderly persons. The MTR Tsing Yi Station CVC will distribute same-day tickets to persons aged 60 or above.
 
     Persons receiving the vaccination have to bring along original identity documents. If children's identity documents do not bear the child's photo, such as the birth certificate, then school documents (such as school handbooks) bearing a photo of the student must be presented at the time of vaccination.
 
     For children and teenagers aged 3 to 17, they must bring along a consent form signed by their parents on the date of vaccination. Please use the following version of consent form (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/pdf/Consent_Form_for_COVID19_Vaccination_ENG.pdf). In addition, children aged 3 to 11 receiving the Sinovac vaccine must be accompanied by their parents/guardians in person when receiving vaccination.
 
     The designated website for the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/en/programme) provides the latest information including vaccination venues, reservation and enquiry hotlines.

     Channels for a free COVID-19 vaccination are as follows:
 
* Community Vaccination Centres
 
CVCs providing the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine for persons aged 3 or above
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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
MTR Tsing Yi Station CVC (starting from March 11)
 
CVCs providing the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine for persons aged 3 to 17 and those aged 60 or above
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Hong Kong Central Library in Causeway Bay
Hong Kong Spinners Industrial Building CVC in Cheung Sha Wan
Millennium City 5 CVC in Kwun Tong (starting from March 11)
 
Children Community Vaccination Centres (CCVCs) providing the Fosun/BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 with reservation
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CCVC at Hong Kong Children's Hospital in Kowloon Bay
CCVC at Yuen Chau Kok Sports Centre in Sha Tin
HKU CCVC at Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong in Wong Chuk Hang
CCVC at Tsuen Wan Sports Centre
 
CVCs providing the Fosun/BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine for persons aged 12 or above
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Loke Yew Hall, the University of Hong Kong in Pok Fu Lam
Tsuen Wan Sports Centre
Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Centre in Sai Ying Pun
Boundary Street Sports Centre in Mong Kok
Education Bureau Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre
Kowloon Bay Sports Centre
Sai Wan Ho Sports Centre
Hiu Kwong Street Sports Centre in Kwun Tong
Lai Chi Kok Park Sports Centre
Yuen Long Sports Centre
Osman Ramju Sadick Memorial Sports Centre in Kwai Chung
Tuen Mun Town Hall
Wo Hing Playground in Fanling
Sha Tin Town Hall
CUHK Medical Centre in Sha Tin (no same-day tickets)
Satellite Community Vaccination Centre, Leighton Centre in Causeway Bay (no same-day tickets)
 
* over 1 000 private doctors or clinics which provide the Sinovac vaccination service (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/en/VSS);
 
* 40 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);
 
* four Mobile Vaccination Stations (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/pdf/List_Mobile_Vaccination_Station_ENG.pdf);
 
* 13 Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Stations (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/pdf/HA_HCVS_Location_ENG.pdf);
 
* 10 general out-patient clinics under the Hospital Authority (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/pdf/List_of_HAGOPC_Venues.pdf);
 
* five Student Health Service Centres under the Department of Health which provide the Sinovac vaccination service to children/students aged 3 to 17 (www.studenthealth.gov.hk/english/covid19/covid19_vaccination_in_shsc.html);
 
* 19 Maternal and Child Health Centres under the Department of Health which provide the Sinovac vaccination service to pregnant women receiving antenatal services (www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202202/27/P2022022700620.htm);
 
* 11 Elderly Health Centres under the Department of Health which provide walk-in Sinovac vaccination service to persons aged 65 or above (www.elderly.gov.hk/english/contactus/elderly_health_centres.html); and
 
* Kwai Tsing District Health Centre which provides the BioNTech vaccination service
(www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202202/24/P2022022400603.htm).
 
     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).
 
     Meanwhile, as the BioNTech vaccine for children requires a special dilution procedure, children aged 5 to 11 must receive the BioNTech vaccine at the four CCVCs and not at other venues.

Ends/Monday, March 7, 2022
Issued at HKT 12:16

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