Three additional COVID-19 vaccination centres open for reservations starting Monday
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The PCVCs at Tuen Mun Town Hall and Wo Hing Playground in Fanling will come into operation from February 16 and the PCVC at Sha Tin Town Hall will commence operation from February 18. The three PCVCs will provide the public with the BioNTech vaccination service and their operations will last for six weeks. Members of the public can make reservations through the online booking system on the designated website of the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk).
The three PCVCs will be located at the ground floor lobby of Tuen Mun Town Hall, 3 Tuen Hi Road, Tuen Mun; Wo Hing Playground, Lui Ming Road, Fanling; and the ground floor lobby of Sha Tin Town Hall, 1 Yuen Wo Road, Sha Tin and will operate daily from 9am to 6pm. Persons aged 60 or above can get a same-day ticket at the PCVCs. Eligible persons can receive their first, second or third dose of BioNTech vaccination at the PCVCs.
The Secretary for the Civil Service, Mr Patrick Nip, said, "We have been increasing the vaccination capacity through different means so as to enable persons who meet the age requirement to get vaccinated for self-protection as soon as possible and to reduce the risk of falling seriously ill and death should one get infected. The three PCVCs can each provide over 1 000 vaccination doses to the public every day."
"Members of the public can also receive the free Sinovac or BioNTech vaccination services at private clinics, private hospitals or private healthcare institutions participating in the programme. Eligible persons, both young and old, please act fast and get all three doses on time to enhance protection. Meanwhile, the service schedule of the Mobile Vaccination Stations has also been updated to enable residents of various housing estates and people residing in the vicinity to get vaccinated conveniently," he added.
Channels for free COVID-19 vaccination are as follows:
* two Mobile Vaccination Stations (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/pdf/List_Mobile_Vaccination_Station_ENG.pdf);
* over 1 000 private doctors or clinics which provide the Sinovac vaccination service (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/en/VSS);
* 36 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);
* 13 Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Stations (www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/pdf/HA_HCVS_Location_ENG.pdf);
* 25 general out-patient clinics under the Hospital Authority (www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/15/P2022011500269.htm);
* 15 Elderly Health Centres under the Department of Health (www.elderly.gov.hk/english/contactus/elderly_health_centres.html);
* five Student Health Service Centres under the Department of Health which provide the Sinovac vaccination service to students of primary and secondary schools
(www.studenthealth.gov.hk/english/covid19/covid19_vaccination_in_shsc.html);
* Community Vaccination Centres and Children Community Vaccination Centres
CVCs providing the Sinovac CoronaVac vaccine for persons aged 5 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 Fosun/BioNTech Comirnaty vaccine for persons aged 12 or above
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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
HKU CVC at Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong in Wong Chuk Hang (no same-day tickets; until February 22)
CUHK Medical Centre in Sha Tin (no same-day tickets)
SCVC in Leighton Centre in Causeway Bay (no same-day tickets)
Tuen Mun Town Hall (starting from February 16)
Wo Hing Playground in Fanling (starting from February 16)
Sha Tin Town Hall (starting from February 18)
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 (starting from February 16)
Yuen Chau Kok Sports Centre in Sha Tin (starting from February 16)
HKU CCVC at Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong in Wong Chuk Hang (starting from February 24)
The minimum age for receiving the Sinovac vaccine is 5. The minimum age for receiving the BioNTech vaccine will be lowered to 5 from February 16.
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/Saturday, February 12, 2022
Issued at HKT 20:19
Issued at HKT 20:19
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