City jabs for HK, Macau, Taiwan teens
SHANGHAI will start offering vaccinations for young people between the ages of 12 and 17 from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. They can start making reservations for the jabs from 8pm today.
According to the leadership office for COVID-19 prevention and control in Shanghai, youngsters can reserve spots for vaccinations via the health cloud app, or Jiankangyun in Chinese, with valid residence permits and passes. They should provide their parents’ or guardians’ information during registration.
Children should be accompanied by a parent, guardian or some other adult to the vaccination site. They should carry valid permits and passes to the site and sign a consent form before inoculation.
They will undergo a 30-minute medical observation immediately after vaccination.
There are two kinds of inactivated vaccines available for teenagers. One is a Sinopharm vaccine developed by Beijing Bio-Institute of Biological Products Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China National Biotech Group, and the other is produced by Sinovac Biotech. Both require two shots.
The vaccination is free for them.
The city will begin vaccinating Chinese mainland residents aged 12 to 14 from Friday. They can also reserve vaccination spots from 8pm today.
Parents or guardians can book vaccinations for minors via the health cloud app. They should be accompanied by a parent or a guardian to the reserved vaccination site at the appointed time.
The same types of vaccines will be administered. For queries, they can call 12320, the city’s health-care hotline.