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New Crown Vaccine | BioNTech is only shipping 585,000 doses of vaccine to Hong Kong today, open appointment for vaccination next week

2021-02-27T04:34:18.724Z


The mRNA vaccine from the German pharmaceutical company BioNTech/Mainland Fosun Pharma arrived in Hong Kong today (27th). The government issued a manuscript that revealed that 1 million doses of vaccine were originally scheduled to arrive in Hong Kong, but only 585,000 doses arrived today, and the remaining 415,000 doses


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Written by: Zheng Cuibi

2021-02-27 12:18

The last update date: 2021-02-27 12:19

The mRNA vaccine from the German pharmaceutical company BioNTech/Mainland Fosun Pharma arrived in Hong Kong today (27th). The government issued a manuscript that revealed that there were 1 million doses of vaccine originally scheduled to arrive in Hong Kong, but only 585,000 doses arrived today, and the remaining 415,000 doses. You need to arrive in Hong Kong in early March.

A government spokesman also stated that the online appointment system will be opened next week to allow citizens to make appointments for the BioNTech vaccine. The specific arrangements will be announced in due course.

580,000 doses of BioNTech vaccine arrived in Hong Kong today.

(Screenshot of live video)

The government stated that the first batch of 1 million doses of the "Fobitai" vaccine jointly developed by Fosun Pharma and BioNTech will be delivered to Hong Kong in two flights from Germany. Today (27th) 585,000 doses have arrived in Hong Kong. The remaining dose of the batch will be delivered to Hong Kong in early March.

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"Fubitai" must be stored in a designated storage warehouse

According to the government, after the Fubitai vaccine arrives in Hong Kong, the staff will immediately inspect and verify the vaccine to ensure that the vaccine meets the product specifications and relevant cold chain transportation standards.

As vaccines need to be stored in cold cabinets at minus 70 degrees Celsius, the government has made proper arrangements for this, including storing vaccines in designated storage warehouses in Hong Kong, and all vaccines will also be placed in verified refrigerators to ensure that they are in medicine. Store at the temperature specified by the factory.

A government spokesman said that the online appointment system will be opened next week to allow citizens to make appointments for vaccination with Fubitel. The specific arrangements will be announced in due course.

The spokesperson also said that due to the high requirements for cold chain management of Fubitai vaccine, correct thawing procedures are also required. In order to ensure that the quality of the vaccine and the vaccination procedures meet the requirements, the vaccination will be carried out in community vaccination centers.

The government will first open 7 community vaccination centers operated by the Hospital Authority, and then open the remaining vaccination centers one after another.

580,000 doses of BioNTech vaccine arrived in Hong Kong today.

(Screenshot of live video)

At about 10:25 this morning, the Cathay Pacific flight carrying the BioNTech vaccine landed. The staff unloaded the vaccine from the plane, delivered it to the truck, and then transported it by the truck.

Nie Dequan, Director of the Civil Service, Chen Zhaoshi, Director of the Food and Health Bureau, Luo Zijun, Executive Chief Representative of Fosun Pharma Hong Kong, and others were present.

However, unlike the situation when Kexing Vaccine from the Mainland arrived in Hong Kong, the two directors did not speak, and left only after taking a group photo on the apron.

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