So much misinformation around vaccines among this group — one elderly man said he saw that people's mouths were distorted after the jabs, another said he would take Sinovac as it was more suitable for his Chinese physique (Sinovac was tested among people in Indonesia and Brazil)

— Shibani Mahtani (@ShibaniMahtani) January 11, 2022

Hong Kong’s response to the threat of being denied access to their beloved yum cha. Vaccine mandates, as detestable as they are, clearly work. Six times increase in vaccine uptake rates amongst some elderly age groups. pic.twitter.com/34wLCljP2w

— Mark Webb-Johnson (@markwebbjohnson) January 10, 2022

"How out of touch with citizens are Hong Kong officials? If they had been aware of how important the daily dim sum ritual is for elderly people, the Covid-19 vaccination rate would, in all likelihood, have attained herd immunity months ago." #HongKong
https://t.co/mLKkFipHVL

— Paul Buck (@PaulBuckHK) January 11, 2022

A 74-year-old retiree said she would not get inoculated regardless of carrots or sticks, citing potential side effects as her main concern.

“If I am not allowed to go to yum cha, I will not go. Even if they pay me, I won’t get vaccinated. Nothing can incentivise me,” she said. https://t.co/sw042RsBwx

— James Lloyd (@jamesplloyd) January 1, 2022

When Hong Kong could achieve an 80 per cent vaccination rate in 10 days https://t.co/lS3IewgXPs

— South China Morning Post (@SCMPNews) January 11, 2022

The gov't seeks to boost vaccination among the 900K unvaccinated Hongkongers over 60, Lam said.

The Health Dep't will offer vaccinations at 15 of the city's 18 elderly health centres. Doctors visiting elderly care homes will also be able to offer jabs during their visits.

— Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (@hkfp) January 11, 2022

Now that Hong Kong has required at least one dose vaccination by Feb 24 to go yum cha, the question remains: why haven’t they required residents to complete the full regimen by, say, April 1? Or are they clever enough to announce it later when the daily numbers fall?

— Joel Chan (@kjoules) January 10, 2022

Hong Kong’s elderly — the demographic most likely to die during an outbreak — are finally starting to get vaccinated. All it took was an outbreak https://t.co/gordS2cuiD

— Jerome Taylor (@JeromeTaylor) January 9, 2022