Just 5 per cent of care home residents have been vaccinated against Covid-19 since Hong Kong rolled out its inoculation campaign in late February, the health minister has revealed, raising fears the vulnerable group could be susceptible if another wave of infections struck.
In contrast, 87 per cent of doctors working at the Department of Health have been vaccinated.
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