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Written by: Zheng Cuibi
2021-01-22 19:44
Last update date: 2021-01-22 19:45
The government is preparing for a vaccination plan. The Science Committee of the Department of Health issued a tentative consensus recommendation yesterday, stating that medical institution personnel are the second highest in the "priority vaccination group", second only to hospital staff and residents.
Several medical organizations, including the Hong Kong Western Medical Union, the Honest Peers in Medical Care, and the Hong Kong Dental Association, announced today (22nd) the results of a survey, stating that 78% of medical staff are willing to receive the new crown vaccine, of which six adults choose Kexing's inactivated vaccine.
In addition, 67% of private doctors expressed their willingness to vaccinate citizens against the new crown in clinics.
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A survey conducted by the Western Medical Union, Medical Care Integrity Peers, Dental Association, Private Practicing Specialist Association, and Women Doctors Association conducted an electronic questionnaire interview with 930 medical staff, including 444 doctors and 318 dentists from January 7 to 14 this year. , 130 registered nurses, 14 registered nurses, 24 other full-time medical staff and medical students.
It was found that 728 (78%) medical staff were willing to vaccinate themselves with the new crown vaccine, only 48 (5%) were unwilling, and another 154 (17%) failed to make a decision.
In terms of vaccine category selection, 572 (61%) medical staff chose inactivated vaccines (Kexing), 202 (22%) chose m-RNA vaccines (Fosun, BioNTech), and 11% of respondents chose glandular vaccines. Viral vector vaccine (AstraZeneca), 6% of people do not choose any vaccine.
A survey found that 78% of medical staff are willing to receive the new crown vaccine.
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Lin Zhexuan, chairperson of medical and nursing integrity colleagues, said that when medical staff choose vaccines, the most important reasons are the safety of the vaccine, followed by effectiveness, thirdly vaccine technology, and finally trust in vaccine development institutions.
The reasons for medical staff to refuse vaccination include doubts about the safety of the vaccine, doubts about its effectiveness, and unfamiliarity with the technology for developing related vaccines.
In addition, among the 397 private doctors interviewed, 265 (67%) doctors are willing to provide vaccinations against the new crown disease in the clinic; another 20% of dentists are willing to provide services in the clinic.
The government plans to set up a community vaccination center, which needs to hire medical staff to serve in the center for a long time. The survey found that 573 people (62%) are willing to provide services.
The Laifle vaccine developed by Kexing Bio-Ker is a kind of "inactivated vaccine". Through the inactivation technology, the virus is killed and filtered until it will not cause disease, thereby causing the human immune response. It is a more traditional vaccine technology.
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The survey also pointed out that the medical staff interviewed requested government support, including providing a unified informed consent; detailed guidelines on vaccines, covering contraindications, precautions, etc.; emergency treatment of drugs, supplies and equipment for vaccine complications; medical care Staff training; 24-hour hotline to support citizens who have problems after vaccination.
The Kexing vaccine seems to be available to Hong Kong indefinitely. Lin Zhexuan believes that the government can also consider choosing other inactivated vaccines, including the Sinopharm vaccine, but emphasizes that the final decision must be made by experts based on data.
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The data released by Coxing in Brazil is only 50.38% effective. When asked why medical staff still have confidence in the vaccine, Lin Zhexuan said that when Coxing released the data, the survey was nearing completion. He believed that with different data According to the announcement, the wishes of the interviewees may have changed; and some health care providers have confidence in the inactivation technology. For example, the flu vaccine also uses this technology, which is more common, and the doctors and nurses have a better grasp of the technology.
The Kexing vaccine seems to be available to Hong Kong indefinitely. Lin Zhexuan believes that the government can also consider choosing other inactivated vaccines, including the Sinopharm vaccine, but emphasizes that the final decision must be made by experts based on data.
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