[Our News]The government announced at the end of last month that the vaccine bubble will be renamed the “Vaccine Pass”, and the scope of application of the pass will be greatly increased from the 24th of this month. The Secretary for Food and Health, Sophia Chan, believes that the wider the scope of application, the better, and in order to cope with the epidemic, it is necessary for Hong Kong to increase the vaccination rate. She believes that there is room for Hong Kong to increase the vaccination rate to 90% or more, following deducting children who have not been vaccinated due to health reasons and underage children.
It will be implemented on the 24th of this month
Chen Zhaoshi said that under the fifth wave of the epidemic, diners in some restaurants paid in cash, which made it more difficult to track the confirmed cases. In addition, the government-launched mobile app “Travel With Peace of Mind” has recently updated its function to incorporate vaccination records. When a citizen enters a restaurant or other place, it will show whether he has been vaccinated. The “Vaccine Bubble” will cover most places used by the public and will be renamed the “Vaccine Pass”, which will be implemented on the 24th of this month.
Chen pointed out that following the launch of the “vaccine passport”, it can help the authorities to trace the confirmed cases. Chen continued to point out that at present, the Hong Kong Health Code has adopted the real-name system, and it will depend on the acceptance of the public, and then consider whether the real-name system should also be introduced for “travel with peace of mind”. Chen believes that the wider the scope of application of the pass, the better. In order to effectively deal with the epidemic, Hong Kong needs to increase the vaccination rate. She believes that, except for those who cannot be vaccinated due to health reasons, and children under school age, the vaccination rate in Hong Kong can reach 90% %or above.
