HK to issue detailed COVID-19 vaccination guidelines as early as Friday following deaths
Liu Caiyu Published: Mar 11, 2021 09:43 PM
Residents wait to get vaccinated as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region starts mass COVID-19 vaccination on Friday. The Hong Kong government has arranged five centers among residential communities and 18 general clinics to inoculate residents. Photo: cnsphoto
As soon as Friday, the Hong Kong regional government will issue detailed guidelines, including blood pressure and blood glucose readings, for doctors to decide whether a person can take COVID-19 vaccines, according to local media.
The move follows three deaths and some adverse reactions after injections that have triggered doubts over the city's priority policy to residents 60 years old and above, as the group faces chronic diseases.