Over-60s can get inoculated with same vaccine if they face increased risk; all results from Sunday’s NAT drive reported negative.
Sinopharm
Covid-19 jabs only for registered donors at Health Bureau’s Blood Transfusion Centre at present.
No appointment necessary for over-60s at all 18 vaccination points; health workers will assess outpatients and inoculate them if they agree.
Scientists aim to confirm if Sinopharm can be ‘mixed and matched’ with AstraZeneca jabs in an attempt to ease supply problems.
Government looking ahead to relaxing border restrictions and Covid-19 regulations in general, as jab rate nears 40 per cent.
City’s ninth case of Bell’s palsy following Covid-19 jab is being considered as ‘an event of concern’; nearly 400,000 doses administered so far.
New supply from Germany doubly welcome as supplies are running low; 26 per cent of the population vaccinated, with no new Covid-19 case recorded for five days.
Of those vaccinated, 40,819 already received their first jab while 61,228 had completed their two jabs to be fully vaccinated.
The new outreach facility will be able to administer 200 jabs per day, but residents still seem wary of inoculations.
