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Repeated Covid-19 tests just ploy to force us to get jab, Hong Kong helpers say


May 12, 2021
Domestic helpers gather in Central on their day off on Sunday.
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Hong Kong s domestic workers say the government is unfairly forcing them to take a Covid-19 vaccine or else face the risk of undergoing repeated mandatory testing after authorities suddenly ordered them to be screened again.
Although Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet Ngor revealed on Tuesday (May 11) she was dropping her plan to require that the city s roughly 370,000 helpers be inoculated, she said they must be tested for a second time by the end of the month, despite a first round uncovering just three coronavirus cases. ....

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Coronavirus: Hong Kong should not force foreign domestic workers to be vaccinated, says the Philippines' top diplomat in the city


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Coronavirus: Hong Kong should not force foreign domestic workers to be vaccinated, says the Philippines’ top diplomat in the city
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Domestic workers wait for a Covid-19 test in Central. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
The Philippines top diplomat in Hong Kong has urged the city s government not to force domestic workers to get vaccinated, arguing that if the new rules apply for them, then all foreign workers should be made to get inoculated.
Consul General Raly Tejada made his comments the day after the Hong Kong authorities announced plans to require all 370,000 domestic workers to get vaccinated before their contracts can be renewed. Those applying for work visas from overseas will also need to get vaccinated first, with details to be made public later. ....

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Hong Kong domestic helpers reluctant to get Covid-19 vaccines amid concerns over efficacy, side effects


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Hong Kong domestic helpers reluctant to get Covid-19 vaccines amid concerns over efficacy, side effects
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Domestic helpers enjoy their day off in Victoria Park in December. Photo: Sam Tsang
Domestic helpers in Hong Kong are reluctant to receive Covid-19 jabs because of worries about possible side-effects and the efficacy of vaccines, according to concern groups and an employers association.
The lukewarm response comes as authorities expanded the city s vaccination campaign by including the 370,000-strong helper community among the priority groups in the free inoculation programme this week.
Eman Villanueva, a spokesman for the Asian Migrants Coordinating Body, said on Tuesday that the hesitation on whether to get the shots was widespread among helpers. ....

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