Senior citizens queue for Covid-19 vaccinations outside the Kwun Chung Sports Centre in Jordan on March 15. Vaccine hesitancy among the elderly is one of the main factors being blamed for Hong Kong’s struggles during the fifth wave of the pandemic. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Senior citizens queue for Covid-19 vaccinations outside the Kwun Chung Sports Centre in Jordan on March 15. Vaccine hesitancy among the elderly is one of the main factors being blamed for Hong Kong’s struggles during the fifth wave of the pandemic. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
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Letters | Hong Kong elderly must get vaccinated. Their social responsibility demands it

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Updated: 11:30am, 17 Mar, 2022

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Senior citizens queue for Covid-19 vaccinations outside the Kwun Chung Sports Centre in Jordan on March 15. Vaccine hesitancy among the elderly is one of the main factors being blamed for Hong Kong’s struggles during the fifth wave of the pandemic. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
Senior citizens queue for Covid-19 vaccinations outside the Kwun Chung Sports Centre in Jordan on March 15. Vaccine hesitancy among the elderly is one of the main factors being blamed for Hong Kong’s struggles during the fifth wave of the pandemic. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
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