HKU in the news (Apr 24-May 31)

May 31 HKU to test Sinopharm's new Omicron vaccine (Professor Ivan Hung) (link)

May 20 HKUMed study suggests COVID-19 could cause severe inflammatory bone loss up to 50% and bring on conditions akin to osteoporosis (Professor Kelvin Yeung Wai-kwok, Professor Jasper Chan Fuk-woo) (link)

May 17 HKUMed and CUHK study finds vaccinated individuals develop six times more antibody against COVID-19 than unvaccinated individuals after Omicron infection (Professor Malik Peiris) (link)

May 17 HKU medical experts urge the government to relax COVID-19 Vaccine Pass requirements for adults aged under 60, as the city has already built an immunity barrier (Professor Benjamin Cowling, Professor Chan Tak-kwong) (link)

May 17 HKUMed and CUHK study finds vaccinated individuals develop six times more antibody against COVID-19 than unvaccinated individuals after Omicron infection (Professor Malik Peiris) (link)

May 16 Professor Leung said HKUMed's mathematical model suggests Hong Kong may face sixth wave in two weeks at the earliest and then peak in early July (Professor Gabriel Leung) (link)

May 13 HKUMed warned students and staff against dining in Kennedy Town in a message sent out by email and on social media, on the grounds that a potentially large Covid-19 cluster is developing (Professor Gabriel Leung) (link)

May 8 HKU Professor Ivan Hung says Hong Kong people may need fourth jab in winter (Professor Ivan Hung) (link)