People rest after receiving the coronavirus vaccine at a centre set up at Tsing Yi MTR station, on March 11. The government’s failure to push vaccinations among the elderly has been blamed for the high number of deaths during Hong Kong’s fifth Covid-19 outbreak. Photo: EPA-EFE
People rest after receiving the coronavirus vaccine at a centre set up at Tsing Yi MTR station, on March 11. The government’s failure to push vaccinations among the elderly has been blamed for the high number of deaths during Hong Kong’s fifth Covid-19 outbreak. Photo: EPA-EFE
Edward Pinkney
Opinion

Opinion

Edward Pinkney

Doctors’ concerns about Covid-19 vaccine liability must be addressed

  • Some doctors who have been vaccinated were reluctant to tell patients to get jabbed due to concerns about possible side effects, a 2021 study shows
  • As the fifth wave rages on, authorities must assure medical professionals that, within guidelines, it is safe to advise patients accordingly

Edward Pinkney
Edward Pinkney

Updated: 6:45am, 15 Mar, 2022

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People rest after receiving the coronavirus vaccine at a centre set up at Tsing Yi MTR station, on March 11. The government’s failure to push vaccinations among the elderly has been blamed for the high number of deaths during Hong Kong’s fifth Covid-19 outbreak. Photo: EPA-EFE
People rest after receiving the coronavirus vaccine at a centre set up at Tsing Yi MTR station, on March 11. The government’s failure to push vaccinations among the elderly has been blamed for the high number of deaths during Hong Kong’s fifth Covid-19 outbreak. Photo: EPA-EFE
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