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Letters

The uptake of vaccination in Hong Kong is somewhat disappointing (“Why Hong Kong might need another 300 days to reach Covid-19 herd immunity”, March 23). There are those who do not want the vaccine, but I have also come across many who would like to take vaccine but do not know how to get it.
I have had a couple of domestic helpers asking if I could help them make reservations. How many others do not have internet connections, and simply do not know how or are unable to to make bookings online? 
Why not set up walk-in vaccination tents in Victoria Park and Statue Square on a Sunday for domestic helpers? 
Why not take the vaccine to the people rather than expect them to come to it?
Graham Price, North Point


Confidence booster needed for vaccine drive
Is it any wonder Hong Kong’s vaccination programme has got off to such a shaky start?
First there is the introduction of a vaccine which has not been endorsed by the World Health Organization, although, having said that, it should be the safest one, as it uses tried-and-tested technology. 
Then the vaccine was promoted among the over-60s as a priority group, whereas in mainland China this is the very group that is not recommended to have it. Hong Kong people could be forgiven for wondering what the medical establishment here are doing.  
Carrie Lam blasts vaccine fearmongering
Let’s hope more care is taken here regarding who is given the jabs, and that the WHO gives emergency approval soon for CoronaVac. Then more people will be confident and willing to be vaccinated, and we can return to normal as soon as possible. 
People will be even more willing to have the vaccination if this means they do not have to quarantine in a hotel for 21 days upon return from overseas. 
Otherwise, where is the incentive to vaccinate, and what message does it send about the government’s confidence in its own vaccination programme?
Sam Gregory, Lantau



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Hong Kong’s domestic workers enjoy their day off in Victoria Park last December. A vaccination tent would help medical staff reach out to this population, some of whom may find it difficult to book a vaccine online. Photo: Sam Tsang 

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A traveller enters a designated Hong Kong hotel to undergo quarantine on December 18. The required period of isolation was increased from 14 to 21 days on December 25. Photo: Felix Wong

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Opinion


There are those who would like to take the vaccine but are unable to make the online booking



There are those who would like to take the vaccine but are unable to make the online booking.


Coronavirus Hong Kong

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Letters | Hong Kong Covid vaccines: take it to the people

There are those who would like to take the vaccine but are unable to make the online booking