Hong Kong health authorities are providing free measles vaccinations to airport workers after three cases were detected among maintenance staff. This effort aims to mitigate the high risk of transmission due to the busy nature of the aviation hub.

Health authorities will provide free measles vaccinations to Hong Kong airport workers from Friday, following the detection of three cases among aircraft maintenance staff. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) warned on Thursday of the “relatively high” risk of measles transmission at the aviation hub, citing the high volume of travellers passing through there and the sizeable proportion of non-local-born workers who might not have received measles jabs in childhood. “In order to prevent...