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Coronavirus: Hong Kong parents and children slow on uptake as Covid-19 vaccine drive expands to include 12 to 15-year-olds
- Handful of children visit vaccination centres around city, with about 10 getting BioNTech shot in Prince Edward
- Medical source says Hong Kong expecting one new imported infection on Monday
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A handful of parents and children headed to Hong Kong’s Covid-19 vaccination centres on Monday as the immunisation drive expanded to include 12 to 15-year-olds, while a medical source said the city was expecting one new imported infection.
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The lowering of the age limit meant the coronavirus jabs were available to 240,000 more Hongkongers, but Post reporters did not see many children at two vaccination centres on Monday morning.
About 10 secondary school pupils took their first BioNTech vaccine dose at Boundary Street Sports Centre in Prince Edward, between 9.30am and 10am, while even fewer were at the Tsuen King Circuit Sports Centre in Tsuen Wan.
Among them was Kayn Kan, 13, whose father accompanied him to the vaccination centre.
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“My father was fully vaccinated in May and he didn’t show any problems, so I think it’s safe for me to get vaccinated,” Kan said.
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