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Breakthrough Infection concerning Covid-19

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Dear Department of Health,

I am writing to ask for the following information concerning Covid-19 from you:

1. The definition of "breakthrough infection" adopted or provided by your Department;
2. The number of "breakthrough infection" in Hong Kong by year (2019-2022);
3. The full list of symptoms of "breakthrough infection";
4. The number of death associated with "breakthrough infection"; and
5. The number of "long covid" associated with "breakthrough infection".

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,
Patrick

Dear Patrick,
Code on Access to Information
Re: Application No. 44/2022
               Our department has received your application for access to
information on 6.4.2022. Please find the readily available information on
your request under Code on Access to Information.

2.            According to the World Health Organization and the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States, an infection of a
fully vaccinated person is referred as "breakthrough infection".

3.            You may wish to refer to the following links for more
details:
[1]https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-st...
and
[2]https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nco....

4.             For details of the cases in the 5th wave of COVID-19 and
fatal cases in Hong Kong and their vaccination status, please refer to the
links below:
[3]https://www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/pdf/5th_... and
[4]https://www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/pdf/deat....

5.            The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) collect data for
reported COVID-19 cases and follow up until the end of isolation. The CHP
will not follow up the clinical condition of the cases after completion of
isolation. The CHP does not possess other requested information.

6.            Thank you for your understanding.

Yours sincerely,

(Miss Constance LAM)
for Director of Health

From:        Patrick <[FOI #1042 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Department of Health <[Department of Health request email]>
Date:        05/04/2022 16:59
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Breakthrough Infection
concerning Covid-19

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Dear Department of Health,

I am writing to ask for the following information concerning Covid-19 from
you:

1. The definition of "breakthrough infection" adopted or provided by your
Department;
2. The number of "breakthrough infection" in Hong Kong by year
(2019-2022);
3. The full list of symptoms of "breakthrough infection";
4. The number of death associated with "breakthrough infection"; and
5. The number of "long covid" associated with "breakthrough infection".

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,
Patrick

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