February 18, 2021
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Hong Kong okays Sinovac’s vaccine for emergency use

The first batch of doses will be shipped to Hong Kong soon and the government will launch the rollout as soon as possible after necessary quality inspection….reports Asian Lite News

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Thursday approved emergency use of the Sinovac vaccine produced by Sinovac Biotech.

The decision came two days after a panel of experts recommended the vaccine to the authorities.

Secretary for Food and Health of the HKSAR government Sophia Chan announced the decision in a statement, making Sinovac’s vaccine the second allowed to be administered in Hong Kong following the mRNA vaccine developed by Fosun Pharma and BioNTech, the Xinhua news agency reported.

After taking the advice of the panel as a reference, Chan believes that the approval is necessary and in line with public interests, according to the statement.

The first batch of doses will be shipped to Hong Kong soon and the government will launch the rollout as soon as possible after necessary quality inspection.

Hong Kong’s advisory panel on Covid-19 vaccines decided Tuesday to recommend Sinovac’s vaccine as experts agreed that the use of the vaccine can bring more benefits than risks.

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