Service extension of Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Stations and Children Community Vaccination Centres
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In addition, the HKU Children Community Vaccination Centre (CCVC) at Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong will commence operation tomorrow (February 24) to provide BioNTech vaccination service for children aged 5 to 11. It will open from 10am to 6pm from Monday to Friday, and 8am to 8pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Starting from March 1, the opening hours will be extended from 10am to 8pm from Monday to Friday, and 8am to 8pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
The Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Patrick Nip, said, "The HCVSs have gradually become an important channel for vaccination since their launch in phases in late September last year. The current epidemic situation is of grave concern. In order to let more members of the public get vaccinated within a short period of time, as a measure to increase the vaccination capacity, the opening hours of the HCVSs will be extended from Monday to Friday to Monday to Saturday.
"Three vaccination centres started to provide service to the public today. The centres at Loke Yew Hall at the University of Hong Kong in Pok Fu Lam and at Tsuen Wan Sports Centre provide BioNTech vaccination service, while the Community Vaccination Centre (CVC) at the Hong Kong Central Library provides Sinovac vaccination service for children, teenagers and elderly persons. Starting from tomorrow, the HKU CCVC at Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong will administer the BioNTech vaccine to children aged 5 to 11. We will closely monitor the demand for the vaccines and increase the number of vaccination venues later to facilitate the vaccination of children and teenagers so as to boost the vaccination rate as quickly as possible and build a protective barrier in the community."
The HCVSs are located at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, Caritas Medical Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Queen Mary Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Tuen Mun Hospital, Pok Oi Hospital, North District Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital, Ruttonjee Hospital, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital and Yan Chai Hospital.
Except for the Princess Margaret Hospital, the new opening hours of the HCVSs are from 10am to 7pm from Monday to Saturday except public holidays. Last vaccination is at 6.30pm. The Princess Margaret Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Station operates from 9am to 6pm from Monday to Saturday except public holidays. Last vaccination is at 5.30pm. All HCVSs remain open during lunch break.
The locations of the HCVSs providing the Fosun/BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine are as follows:
Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Station
Address: 2/F, Block B, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, 11 Chuen On Road, Tai Po
Yan Chai Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Station
Address: Conference Room 3 and Health Resource Centre, 8/F, Block C, Yan Chai Hospital, 7-11 Yan Chai Street
Princess Margaret Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Station
Address: Community Health Resource Centre, G/F, Block M, Princess Margaret Hospital, 2-10 Princess Margaret Hospital Road
Ruttonjee Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Station
Address: LG1/F, Hospital Main Building, Ruttonjee Hospital, 266 Queen's Road East
Pok Oi Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Station
Address: G/F, Pok Oi Hospital, Au Tau, Yuen Long
North District Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Station
Address: Garden, G/F, North District Hospital, 9 Po Kin Road
Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Station
Address: Hospital Hall, G/F, East Block, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, 3 Lok Man Road
Tseung Kwan O Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Station
Address: Function Room, 1/F, Ambulatory Care Block, Tseung Kwan O Hospital, 2 Po Ning Lane, Hang Hau
Caritas Medical Centre COVID-19 Vaccination Station
Address: Function Room (Room 1069), 1/F, Wai Ming Block, Caritas Medical Centre, 111 Wing Hong Street
Prince of Wales Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Station
Address: 2/F, Day Treatment Block and Children Wards, Prince of Wales Hospital, 30-32 Ngan Shing Street
Queen Mary Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Station
Address: 3/F, Block S, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road
Queen Elizabeth Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Station
Address: G/F, Ambulatory Care Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 30 Gascoigne Road
Tuen Mun Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Station
Address: G/F, Main Block, Tuen Mun Hospital, 23 Tsing Chung Koon Road
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. 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).
As the BioNTech vaccine for children requires a special dilution procedure, children aged 5 to 11 must receive the BioNTech vaccine at the three CCVCs (Hong Kong Children's Hospital, Yuen Chau Kok Sports Centre and Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong).
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
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
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 (operation to resume on February 24; distribution of same-day tickets to resume on March 3)
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)
CCVCs providing the Fosun/BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 with reservation
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Hong Kong Children's Hospital in Kowloon Bay
Yuen Chau Kok Sports Centre in Sha Tin
HKU CCVC at Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong in Wong Chuk Hang (starting from February 24)
* over 1 000 private doctors or clinics which provide the Sinovac vaccination service (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/en/VSS);
* 37 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);
* two 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);
* 19 general out-patient clinics under the Hospital Authority (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/pdf/List_of_HAGOPC_Venues.pdf);
* 15 Elderly Health Centres under the Department of Health (www.elderly.gov.hk/english/contactus/elderly_health_centres.html); and
* five Student Health Service Centres under the Department of Health which provide the Sinovac vaccination service to children/students aged 3 to 17 (www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202202/14/P2022021400705.htm).
Ends/Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Issued at HKT 12:17
Issued at HKT 12:17
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