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Pfizer 'needs to come up with doses for kids'
Children aged between six months and five years old will not be able to get BioNTech jabs unless Pfizer provides vaccines specifically for children to the SAR, said the chairman of the government's scientific committee on vaccine prevent...
Covid vaccines for kids under 5 are nearly here. Here’s what you need to know.
Both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines will soon be available for all kids older than 6 months.
Police cluster monitored as HK sees 1,276 Covid cases
Hong Kong reported 1,276 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, while health authorities said they are to keep an eye on the outbreak cluster of police's anti-terrorism unit after adding two more cases.
Interval between first and second BioNTech shots extended to eight weeks
Waiting interval between the first and second BioNTech vaccine shots for adults aged between 18 and 59 has been extended from three weeks to eight weeks, the government said on Friday following latest advice made by health experts.
Girl diagnosed with myocarditis says goodbye to artificial heart-lung machine
An 11-year-old girl diagnosed with myocarditis three weeks after receiving her second BioNTech shot saw her vital signs stabilize on Wednesday as she no longer needed an artificial heart-lung machine to help maintain cardiopulmonary func...
Fears for heart girl after jab
An 11-year-old girl is fighting for her life in intensive care following surgery for acute heart inflammation three weeks after she got her second BioNTech jab.
Thoughts and prayers for girl in critical condition after being diagnosed with myocarditis
Prayers have poured in for an 11-year-old girl, surnamed Siu, who developed myocarditis after her second BioNTech shot and is now fighting for her life in intensive care.
Hong Kong all set to reopen borders internationally
Hong Kong has met the conditions to reopen borders to international societies, according to the government's Covid advisor David Hui Shu-cheong, who also told citizens not to over-worry about the sixth outbreak wave.
At-home vaccination service picks up steam
Over 27,000 elderly and handicapped people have registered for at-home Covid-19 vaccinations using a government hotline while over 18,000 have already gotten jabbed via the outreach service, Secretary for Civil Service Patrick Nip Tak-ku...
Third jab rate reaches 60pc as vaccine pass requirement tightens
Over 4 million Hongkongers have received the booster jabs, taking up almost 60 percent of the population aged 12 or above as the third stage of the vaccine pass requirement kicked in late last month.
Sinopharm in race for omicron vaccine
The University of Hong Kong is recruiting 1,800 adult volunteers who are double or triple-jabbed to participate in a large-scale clinical trial of a new vaccine targeting the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus.
Long queues at jab centers as next phase of vaccine pass starts on Tue
Citizens rushed to get Covid-19 jabs as the third phase of the vaccine pass arrangement set to kick in by the end of the month.
New bar cluster in Central probed as HK sees 270 Covid cases
Health authorities are now investigating another new outbreak cluster at a bar -- ZENTRAL on Hong Kong Island where up to 11 infections have been reported as the city added 270 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday.
Citizens shall prepare for Covid variants entering local community
Hong Kong citizens shall prepared for cases carrying variant Covid-19 viruses to enter the community, health expert said.
Commerce chief mulls vaccine recognition with Japan over borders reopening
Japan’s consul-general in Hong Kong, Kenichi Okada, will talk to his government about the Covid-19 vaccine they recognize ahead of the borders reopening, according to Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau Tang-wah wh...
Jab indemnity fund pays out HK$2m in first post-vaccination death
An indemnity fund established to compensate those who suffer from complications following Covid-19 vaccination has granted HK$2 million over one post-jab death case, the first in such cases.
Hong Kong fund for jab-related deaths, injuries ‘must speed up claims process’
Authorities take 10 months to grant HK$2 million in compensation to family of woman who died 16 days after first vaccine dose.
Only 7% of 5-11s in England have had Covid jab as parents hesitate
Six weeks after start of vaccine rollout, fraction of young children have had first dose as parents question usefulness
Eight clinics resume regular services
Eight designated Covid-19 clinics will cease operations from today and revert to providing general outpatient services from tomorrow, the Hospital Authority has said.
'New strains, new threat' as expert warns of seasonal outbreaks
The two new Omicron strains BA.4 and BA.5 might spread in Hong Kong and lead to a significant rebound in cases, an infectious-diseases expert warned.
Some 5,400 employers to be dismissed as six mobile hospitals cease operation next Thursday
The Hong Kong government will shut down six mobile hospitals next Thursday as the Covid-19 pandemic fades away, resulting in some 5,400 employees being dismissed on the same day, a lawmaker said.
Pfizer accused of Covid profiteering as first-quarter sales hit $26bn
Pharma firm criticised over pricing and for keeping monopoly control over vaccine and new Paxlovid pill
Chinese Omicron-specific mRNA COVID vaccine candidate to be trialed in UAE
China's Suzhou Abogen Biosciences Co said its COVID-19 vaccine candidate using the messenger RNA (mRNA) technology and targeting the Omicron variant has obtained clinical trial approval in the United Arab Emirates.
Second Omicron BA.5 case detected as HK adds 413 Covid cases
Hong Kong detected the second case involving the new Omicron sub-variant BA.5 and added 413 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday.
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