All except four groups of people which include under 12 year olds and 18-59 year olds who received their BioNTech jabs and aren’t subject to higher Covid-19 risk can now register to take their booster shots.
Covid-19 vaccination
Employees who have received one jab are officially regarded by authorities as having been fully inoculated.
Medical staff await the findings of international studies before launching roll-out; new contact tracing function on Macao Health Code ready soon.
Almost all 30- and 40-somethings have had either one or both jabs; SSM will focus on senior citizens who are still shirking their inoculations.
Over-60s can get inoculated with same vaccine if they face increased risk; all results from Sunday’s NAT drive reported negative.
Extra dose would be given to immuno-compromised people or those working in high-risk professional occupations to start with.
Ho Iat Seng says he is embarrassed by city’s 51% vaccination rate, and once again urges citizens to get inoculated to help economic recovery.
Health Bureau adopts changes to medical care as city embarks on second round of mass nucleic acid testing.
No quotas at any of the 18 vaccination facilities; jab-or-test ruling for public servants starts on Monday.