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New crown pneumonia | Hong Kong participates in the WHO mechanism to ensure that 20% of citizens' vaccines have been purchased from the international and mainland

2020-08-21T10:10:42.763Z


The new crown pneumonia epidemic is not over, countries around the world have developed vaccines, and the Hong Kong government has been questioned whether they have purchased them. The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, said today (21st) that he is ready to participate in the WHO's global new crown vaccine protection mechanism to provide a safety net for 20% of Hong Kong citizens. On the other hand, the government will also consult the scientific committee to directly purchase more vaccines from vaccine manufacturers in various regions. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor emphasized that the 20% guarantee is set by the international community, and the government "is not ordering less for saving money." In addition to purchasing from international pharmaceutical factories, it has also written to the Central Government, after the mainland has successfully developed vaccines, it can include supply to Hong Kong.


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Written by: Li Enci

2020-08-21 18:00

Last update date: 2020-08-21 18:00

The new crown pneumonia epidemic is not over, countries around the world have developed vaccines, and the Hong Kong government has been questioned whether they have purchased them. The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, said today (21st) that he is ready to participate in the WHO's global new crown vaccine protection mechanism to provide a safety net for 20% of Hong Kong citizens. On the other hand, the government will also consult the scientific committee to directly purchase more vaccines from vaccine manufacturers in various regions.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor emphasized that the 20% guarantee is set by the international community, and the government "is not ordering less for saving money." In addition to purchasing from international pharmaceutical factories, it has also written to the Central Government, after the mainland has successfully developed vaccines, it can include supply to Hong Kong.

The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, predicts that the global competition for vaccine procurement will be very fierce, and the government will begin to reserve and purchase vaccines for the public as soon as possible. With reference to vaccine procurement practices elsewhere, the government will adopt a two-pronged strategy. The first is to prepare to participate in the new crown vaccine protection mechanism led by the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, the Alliance for Epidemic Prevention Innovation and the World Health Organization to provide a safety net of vaccines for 20% of Hong Kong citizens.

On the other hand, the government will follow the scientific evidence and clinical data, consult and consult the scientific committee of the Department of Health, and purchase more vaccines directly from vaccine manufacturers in various regions through pre-purchase agreements. The government has actively contacted various candidate vaccine manufacturers to obtain clinical data for evaluation. At the same time, the government has also made a request to the central government, hoping that it will provide support to Hong Kong when vaccines are available in the Mainland. She hopes that not only 20% of the people in Hong Kong who can get the vaccine, but all the people in Hong Kong can get the vaccine.

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Twenty percent safety net established by WHO is not for saving money

The Chief Executive Carrie Lam emphasized that the vaccine protection for 20% of citizens is not set by the Hong Kong government, "not to save money and order less", but the international network is huge. The WHO believes that the world needs to have vaccines on a balanced and equal basis, including Backward countries. Hong Kong is a wealthy place, and the vaccines that need to be paid are more expensive. She agrees with this humanitarian approach, so the government will use other methods to fight for vaccines for all the people. The government has written to the central government earlier, "I know that there are well-developed research (vaccine) projects in the Mainland. If the research and development is successful, I hope that the central government can take care of the tens of millions of Hong Kong citizens."

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Source: hk1

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