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With vaccination seeming to be the only way out of the catastrophic pandemic, I was impressed to learn that Israel, with a population of 9 million, has vaccinated over a third of its population. Hong Kong, with a similarly sized population, could learn from Israel (“How Israel is leading the world’s coronavirus vaccination campaign”, January 23).
However, many Hongkongers still have concerns about the safety of vaccination (“Hong Kong fourth wave: more than half of residents do not intend to take Covid-19 vaccine jabs, survey finds”, January 28). The elderly who have been prioritised to receive the vaccine may refuse to take it, given the cases of death of some senior citizens who received it in Norway.
The storage of the Pfizer vaccine at an extremely low temperature may be another obstacle. The government will have to ensure the vaccines are safely stored at this politically unstable time.
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Coronavirus: weird and wonderful vaccination centres around the world to fight Covid-19
Coronavirus: weird and wonderful vaccination centres around the world to fight Covid-19
Gaining public trust is the first step the government must take if its vaccination drive is to succeed.
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However, those who do not like the idea of mandatory lockdowns should realise vaccination is the only way out. To return to normal life, get vaccinated.
Wing Lau, Tseung Kwan O
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Carrie Lam’s lockdown strategy is working
With reference to “Behind Hong Kong’s coronavirus failures is a lack of accountability in governance” (February 3), the decreasing number of infections to 19 on February 3 shows the success of the lockdown strategy in identifying asymptomatic patients.
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