Unused doses pile up as mistrust mars Hong Kong’s vaccination drive
The proven safety of a COVID-19 jab might not be enough to convince residents of the territory
if the information comes from the government, one frontline healthcare worker said
By Iain Marlow and Felix Tam / Bloomberg
There are few places in the world where it is easier to get a COVID-19 vaccine than Hong Kong.
Shots are free and available to everyone above the age of 16. Bookings are made via an easy-to-use Hong Kong government Web site, and people can be in and out of the 29 vaccination centers dotted throughout the territory in 20 minutes.
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - There are few places in the world easier to get a Covid-19 vaccine than Hong Kong.
Shots are free and available to everyone over the age of 16. Bookings are made via an easy-to-use government website and people can be in and out of the 29 vaccination centres dotted throughout the city in 20 minutes.
They even get a choice between two shots - a Chinese-made one from Sinovac Biotech Ltd, or the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that s the most effective in the world.
Most people, however, are choosing not to get vaccinated.
According to Bloomberg data, enough doses have been administered to cover 11.6 per cent of a population of 7.5 million since late February.
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There are few places in the world easier to get a Covid-19 vaccine than Hong Kong.
Shots are free and available to everyone over the age of 16. Bookings are made via an easy-to-use government website and people can be in and out of the 29 vaccination centers dotted throughout the city in 20 minutes. They even get a choice between two shots - a Chinese-made one from Sinovac Biotech Ltd., or the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine thatâs the most effective in the world.
May 10, 2021
There are few places in the world where it’s easier to get a COVID-19 vaccine than Hong Kong.
Shots are free and available to everyone over the age of 16. Bookings are made via an easy-to-use government website, and people can be in and out of the 29 vaccination centers dotted throughout the city in 20 minutes.
They even get a choice between two shots a Chinese-made one from Sinovac Biotech Ltd., or the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that’s the most effective in the world.
Most people, however, are choosing not to get vaccinated.
According to Bloomberg data, enough doses have been administered to cover 11.6% of a population of 7.5 million since late February. That’s behind the U.K., at 39.7%, and Singapore, at 19.4%, where available doses are so in demand that most of the adult population has not yet been granted access. In Hong Kong, so many shots are languishing that the government has warned people some will expire in September.
Unused shots pile up as mistrust mars Hong Kong vaccinations
Slow uptake is likely to further delay the city’s return to normalcy
There are few places in the world easier to get a Covid-19 vaccine than Hong Kong.
Shots are free and available to everyone over the age of 16. Bookings are made via an easy-to-use government website and people can be in and out of the 29 vaccination centers dotted throughout the city in 20 minutes. They even get a choice between two shots - a Chinese-made one from Sinovac Biotech Ltd., or the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that’s the most effective in the world.