All residents who are double-jabbed and over 65 will be eligible, even those with a certificate of inability from the Health Bureau.
senior citizens
Campaign by volunteers and Social Welfare Bureau staff pays off as more elderly residents agree to get vaccinated against novel coronavirus.
Phone campaign targets senior citizens, while schools regularly quiz parents whether their children have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
Family members urged to take better care of parents and grandparents, as most do not have any money of their own, and worry about how to afford medical treatment.
Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Elsie Ao Ieong U says that the government expects a high-rise rental housing project for senior citizens in an area of Plot P in Areia Preta district – a the plot of the ill-fated Pearl Horizon residential project – to be completed in 2023.