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news Hong Kong domestic helpers reluctant to get Covid-19 vaccines amid concerns over efficacy, side effects © SCMP Domestic helpers enjoy their day off in Victoria Park in December. Photo: Sam Tsang Domestic helpers in Hong Kong are reluctant to receive Covid-19 jabs because of worries about possible side-effects and the efficacy of vaccines, according to concern groups and an employers association. The lukewarm response comes as authorities expanded the city s vaccination campaign by including the 370,000-strong helper community among the priority groups in the free inoculation programme this week. Eman Villanueva, a spokesman for the Asian Migrants Coordinating Body, said on Tuesday that the hesitation on whether to get the shots was widespread among helpers.

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