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Birth, death registrations go online

The Immigration Department will launch new electronic services tomorrow for eligible applicants to complete the entire process of birth or death registrations online, without having to visit a registry in person.   According to the Births & Deaths Registration (Amendment) Ordinance 2023, which will take effect tomorrow, the statutory time limit for the registration of deaths from natural causes is extended from 24 hours to 14 days.   It also removes the requirement for applicants who need to register births or deaths to attend the registries in person, so as to provide a legal basis for the introduction of electronic services for these kinds of registration.   Under the new electronic services, if either parent of a newborn baby is a Hong Kong permanent resident, the parents may submit an application for a birth registration online within 42 days after the birth of their legitimate child.   They may apply for a birth certificate at the same time and choose to receive it by

Advice on vaccine use published

Two scientific committees and the Chief Executive's expert advisory panel have considered that the benefit of using the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine generally exceeds the risk of not using any vaccines in people aged 60 or above.   The Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and the Scientific Committee on Emerging & Zoonotic Diseases under the Centre for Health Protection (JSC) today published the consensus interim recommendations on using the CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine by Sinovac Biotech (Hong Kong) in Hong Kong.   The Advisory Panel on COVID-19 Vaccines had earlier submitted its recommendations to the Secretary for Food & Health and considered that, under the current epidemic situation, the benefits of authorising the use of Sinovac's vaccine for protecting against COVID-19 outweigh the risks.   It also recommended that the appropriateness of using CoronaVac in the elderly aged 60 or above should be advised by the two scientific committees.   The committees convened a meeting today, joined by the Chief Executive's expert advisory panel (EAP), to provide interim recommendations to the Government on the use of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in the city.   Given that phase 3 clinical studies of the vaccine have not been published in peer-reviewed journals, the JSC-EAP reviewed the data and information available, based on materials submitted to the advisory panel by Sinovac.   The interim recommendation might be updated based on additional safety and efficacy data from phase 3 clinical trials, international developments and conditions of emergency use approval in Hong Kong.   The impact of vaccine delivery on non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) was also deliberated at the joint meeting.   It was considered that at the current phase of the vaccination programme, there is limited evidence on the effects of vaccination on preventing transmission and there are constraints in vaccine availability. Population level protection will not be achieved in the short term.   It was also agreed at the meeting that vaccination is only one of the tools in the overall public health response to COVID-19 and the combination of NPIs with vaccination will allow for maximum protection against the virus.   There is a need to continue public health strategies on NPIs, including social distancing, good hand hygiene and wearing a mask in public places, to reduce the risk of transmission.   Delays in vaccine supply and suboptimal vaccine uptake would mean that NPI measures have to be kept in place for longer.   Click here for the interim recommendations.
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