Starting January 1, 2022, nine out of ten community vaccination centers will extend opening hours and provide service from 8am to 8pm for eligible citizens to receive the booster jab.

The nine community vaccination centers are the ones at Java Road Sports Center, Kwun Chung Sports Center, Yuen Wo Road Sports Center, Sai Wan Ho Sports Center, Hiu Kwong Street Sports Center, Lai Chi Kok Park Sports Center, Yuen Long Sports Center, CUHK Medical Center and Osman Ramju Sadick Memorial Sports Center.

The opening hours for HKU Community Vaccination Center at Gleneagles Hospital Hong Kong will remain the same, running from 10am to 6pm on weekdays, and 8am to 8pm on weekends. The center will close on Wednesday.

The first three vaccination centers will offer the Sinovac vaccine, while the remaining seven centers offer the BioNTech vaccine.

Citizens can also receive a booster jab six months after receiving the second dose of the BioNTech vaccine. Reservation will be available starting at 8am on January 1, 2022.

Recovered Covid patients can receive the second dose of the vaccine six months after receiving their first dose of the vaccine.

As for teenagers aged 12 to 17 who have received one dose of BioNTech vaccine, they can get the second dose or make a reservation starting at 8am on January 1, 2022.

By then, the vaccine will be administered on teenagers' thighs to lower the risks of developing heart conditions like myocarditis or pericarditis.