'Give Measles Jab To Domestic Workers, Immigrants'
"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("
"); jQuery(document).ready(function() { jwplayer.key='EKOtdBrvhiKxeOU807UIF56TaHWapYjKnFiG7ipl3gw='; var playerInstance = jwplayer("jquery_jwplayer_1"); playerInstance.setup({ file: "https://newsstatic.rthk.hk/audios/mfile_1449642_1_20190326120619.mp3", skin: { url: location.href.split('/', 4).join('/') + '/jwplayer/skin/rthk/five.css', name: 'five' }, hlshtml: true, width: "100%", height: 30, wmode: 'transparent', primary: navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Trident")>-1 ? "flash" : "html5", events: { onPlay: function(event) { dcsMultiTrack('DCS.dcsuri', 'https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1449642-20190326.mp3', 'WT.ti', ' Audio at newsfeed', 'WT.cg_n', '#rthknews', 'WT.cg_s', 'Multimedia','WT.es','https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1449642-20190326.htm', 'DCS.dcsqry', '' ); } } }); }); });
2019-03-26 HKT 12:06
Share this story
Kwok Ka-ki talks to RTHK's Janice Wong
A member of Legco's health services panel Kwok Ka-ki has urged the government to expand its measles vaccination to include domestic helpers and mainland immigrants.
Kwok said as domestic helpers are in close contact with children who may not have received the vaccination yet, this is essential.
"A lot of these domestic workers, no matter whether they come from the Philippines or Indonesia, they may not have been given the vaccines," he said.
The lawmaker and doctor also said that helpers may also be exposed to the disease when they mix with their friends at the weekend.
He said the government should also offer the vaccination to new arrivals from the mainland.
"We have more than one million new immigrants, chiefly from mainland China, and they may not have had the chance to have the full vaccination programme. So they will be at risk," he said.
Hong Kong authorities have taken steps to vaccinate airport workers after an outbreak of measles in the city.
Kwok told RTHK's Janice Wong that his suggestion to widen the vaccination cover will help Hong Kong as the number of measles cases is rising globally.
TOPPAN Edge Becomes Japans First Qualified VLEI Issuer
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has announced TOPPAN Edge, a subsidiary of TOPPAN Holdings that p... Read more
SFC And Dubais DFSA Partner On Cross-Border Regulatory Cooperation
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent regulator of the Dubai International Financial Centre (D... Read more
Toss To Launch Finance Super-App In Australia, Plans Won-Based Stablecoin
South Korea’s fintech unicorn Toss is preparing to launch its finance super-app in Australia before the end of this y... Read more
China Funds Research On Stablecoins And Cross-Border Oversight
China’s largest government-backed research funder has begun accepting applications for studies on stablecoins and the... Read more
XTransfer, CZBank Shanghai Branch Form Cross-Border Finance Partnership
XTransfer has entered into a partnership with the Shanghai branch of China Zheshang Bank (CZBank). The agreement was si... Read more
Brinc Launches VentureVerse Through Acquisition Of OG Club
Brinc, a Hong Kong-based venture acceleration and corporate innovation firm, has acquired OG Club, a decentralised auto... Read more