HKSAR gov't approves lowering age limit for Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine


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HONG KONG, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Secretary for Food and Health (SFH) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government has approved extending the age eligibility of China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine to cover those aged three to 17, according to a statement by the HKSAR government Saturday. File photo: VCG The SFH also agreed adolescents aged 12 to 17 will be accorded priority to receive the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, with a view to extending to children of a younger age group at a later stage, having considered the recommendations made by the Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases...