Three aircraft maintenance workers were recently found to have caught measles
Health authorities will provide free measles vaccinations to Hong Kong airport workers from Friday, following the detection of three cases among aircraft maintenance staff.
“In order to prevent another measles outbreak among airport staff, the centre will set up a vaccination booth at the airport starting [on Friday] to provide local airport staff with free measles vaccination,” it said.
“The CHP and the Airport Authority Hong Kong will coordinate and arrange for eligible airport staff from various companies to visit the vaccination booth in an orderly manner.”
The drive aimed to strengthen herd immunity in the airport community of about 2,500 employees – including 900 not born in Hong Kong – and to safeguard public health, it added.
Epidemiological data collected showed that about 30 per cent of employees were uncertain of their immunity status against measles.
Source: News - South China Morning Post
