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Written by: Lin Yingxian
2021-01-02 11:11
The last update date: 2021-01-02 11:11
The new crown pneumonia epidemic is severe, and the first batch of vaccines will arrive in Hong Kong for injection as soon as this month. Xu Shuchang, a government expert consultant and chair professor of the Department of Respiratory System of Chinese University, pointed out that Kexing and Niu Lv vaccines may be in outpatient clinics of the Hospital Authority and the Department of Health, and even It is injected in a private doctor’s clinic, and the German pharmaceutical company BioNTech’s vaccine has a high chance of being injected in a community hall, because its processing method is more complicated. "It needs to be more accurate in time and sent in batches."
He also pointed out that vaccines can only achieve group protection, and cannot be cleared by vaccination alone.
Xu Shuchang pointed out that Coxing and AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines can be injected in the outpatient clinics of the Hospital Authority and the Department of Health, while the nucleic acid vaccine of the German pharmaceutical company BioNTech will be injected in community halls.
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Xu Shuchang said on the TV and Taiwan program "Saturday Accountability" this morning that according to his understanding, Coxing and AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccines can be stored at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius, describing the convenience of storage in snow, and it has been bottled when arriving in Hong Kong, and the handling method is relatively simple. In the future, it can be injected in the outpatient clinics of the Hospital Authority and the Department of Health, and even a family doctor will be asked to assist in the injection.
As for the nucleic acid vaccine from the German pharmaceutical company BioNTech, it must be refrigerated and delivered to Hong Kong at a temperature of minus 70 degrees, and then thawed and diluted. There is a good chance that it will be injected in the community hall.
There are different opinions on the effectiveness of the vaccine. Xu Shuchang explained that in the third phase of the vaccine study, people who were injected with the vaccine will be compared with a control group who only received saline. Therefore, the relevant figures can only show that the vaccine reduces the risk of disease.
When asked how many people can be cleared by vaccination, he emphasized that it cannot be cleared by vaccination alone. Social distancing measures and personal hygiene are equally important. Vaccines can only achieve group protection. If 70% of the community is vaccinated, the group can be reached. The protective effect emphasizes "the more people fight, the better."
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When asked whether the vaccine can work on the mutant virus, he explained that the current mutant virus is a small mutation in the spike protein (S protein) gene. The current pharmaceutical company believes that the vaccine’s efficacy has no effect. If a large variant appears in the future, the nucleic acid The vaccine factory is confident that the vaccine can be adjusted within 6 to 8 weeks and a newer vaccine will be released.
When asked if the priority group of vaccinations will be expanded to taxi drivers and the catering industry, Xu Shuchang pointed out that after the first batch of vaccines are provided to Hong Kong, who can be given priority to vaccinate, the authorities have temporarily decided to vaccinate people over 60 years old, chronically ill patients, and medical care providers. Personnel and staff of nursing homes for the elderly, and the vaccines will arrive in Hong Kong one after another. Frontline personnel such as taxi drivers will be vaccinated.
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