By The SUN
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| The 2 newly arrived Filipina DHs flew in aboard a Cebu Pacific flight from Manila |
Two Filipina domestic
helpers, aged 37 and 42, who flew in on Nov 4 and tested positive on arrival at
Hong Kong International Airport, were among seven new Covid-19 infections
reported today, Nov 6.
The other cases involved two babies, one 11-month-old boy who came from the United Kingdom, and a two-year-old girl who flew in from Pakistan on Oct 25 and tested positive on her 10th day of quarantine at Penny’s Bay. She was transferred there after two family members tested positive on arrival in Hong Kong.
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The other passengers are two women, aged 41 and 44, who both came from Nepal; and 62-year-old man who came from the United Kingdom. All arrived on Nov 2 and tested positive on their third day test while in quarantine.
All the patients, except for the babies, were fully vaccinated. Five of them tested positive for the L452R, but the viral load of the 11-month-old baby and one of the Filipina workers were insufficient for variant testing.
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The new cases took Hong Kong’s total tally to 12,367 confirmed and one probable infection.
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| Those aged 60 and above are in the priority list for the 3rd jab (File) |
Meanwhile, more than 20,000 reportedly made appointments for their third dose of a Covid-19 vaccine at the start of bookings yesterday for those in the priority list for the booster jab.
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Health expert David Hui from the Chinese University said this was "not low," but warned those who wanted to keep getting Sinovac for their third dose may need another jab sooner than if they swtiched to BioNTech.
"Based on the current data, after receiving two doses of inactivated vaccine - whether this is Sinopharm or Sinovac - after six to eight months, most recipients will have very low antibodies," said Hui.
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In contrast, he said data from Israel show that only 16% of those who received two doses of BioNTech were found to have very low antibody levels after six months.
"So the antibodies tend to be more long-lasting, perhaps they can last for six to 12 months."
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Hui declined to dispute Chief Executive Carrie Lam's earlier statement that a higher antibody level does not mean the vaccine used is better, saying it's just her view.
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But Hui confirmed Mrs Lam's announcement yesterday that the border with the Mainland could open as early as February next year.
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