Coronavirus: allow at-risk Hong Kong adults aged under 60 to get fourth vaccine dose, government advisers propose, as city logs 243 new cases | South China Morning Post – ChinaPulse.com – China News, Data, Media Intelligence and Insights

Hong Kong adults aged under 60 should be allowed to receive a fourth vaccine dose if they are at risk of higher exposure to the coronavirus, government medical advisers have proposed. The joint scientific committee under the Centre for Health Protection published its latest recommendations on Friday, saying uninfected adults aged between 18 and 59 might choose to receive a fourth jab six months from the third after considering individual risk and benefit. "A fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine in younger populations may provide transient additional protection against infection and symptomatic diseases," the committee stated after discussing the matter in…