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Interview|Nie Dequan criticizes someone for malicious slander, Kexing delivers 1 million doses this month as scheduled to emphasize safety

2021-03-04T23:04:22.748Z


Inoculation of the new crown vaccine has not only become the key to defeating the epidemic, but also aroused the sensitive nerves of the society. A 63-year-old man received Kexing vaccine at the Community Vaccination Center of Guanyong Gymnasium, Jordan last Friday (26th) for two days.


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Written by: Wu Zhuan, Luo Jiaqing, Chen Jialuo, Chen Xiaoyu

2021-03-05 07:00

Last update date: 2021-03-05 07:00

The new crown vaccination has not only become the key to defeating the epidemic, but also aroused the sensitive nerves of the society. A 63-year-old man received Kexing vaccination at the Community Vaccination Center of Guanyong Stadium, Jordan last Friday (26th). Two days later, he was unfortunately vaccinated. Therefore.

Although the expert committee agreed that the cause of death is not directly related to vaccination, the incident more or less affected the public's confidence in Kexing vaccine.

The Secretary for Civil Service, Nie Dequan, who is responsible for coordinating the vaccination work, said in an interview with "Hong Kong 01" that the government is very concerned about the deaths of citizens after being vaccinated, and emphasized that when handling relevant cases, the information must be open and transparent, so that the citizens can grasp and release as much as possible. concern.

After the deaths occurred, some citizens made appointments immediately. Some people on the Internet urged the citizens to switch to the BioNTech vaccine, and even pointed out that the domestic Kexing vaccine "killed people."

Nie Dequan criticized the malicious slander or misrepresentation of Kexing vaccine on the Internet, and emphasized that the three vaccines approved for emergency use are safe and effective.

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The government has predicted serious reactions, abnormalities or deaths early

The vaccination plan took less than a week, and a 63-year-old man with a chronic illness died two days after being vaccinated with Kexing vaccine.

Nie Dequan pointed out that the government is very concerned about the incident. After learning about the incident, the Health Protection Center immediately explained the incident to the outside world. It also came out to explain the incident to the media after midnight. The clinical incident assessment expert committee has also held a meeting on the incident and agreed that the case is the case. It is not directly related to vaccination.

He emphasized that the government has a mechanism to further follow up the incident, including submitting it to the Coroner's Court for investigation.

Nie Dequan pointed out that 100 million people around the world have been vaccinated, and 10 million of them have been vaccinated with Kexing vaccine. When the government launched the plan, it had anticipated the possibility of serious reactions, abnormal incidents and even deaths. He emphasized the government's handling of related cases. , The information must be open and transparent.

He said that Kexing and "Fubitai" will deliver 1 million doses of vaccine as scheduled this month.

On February 22, the Director of the Civil Service Bureau Nie Dequan (right) and the Director of the Food and Health Bureau Chen Zhaoshi were vaccinated with Kexing vaccine.

(Photo by Li Zetong)

The public loses confidence in Science and Technology?

Nie: Only 8% of people "dump the bottom"

After the death case was reported, the day before yesterday (3 days) people who had booked for vaccination "dumped the bottom". Does it reflect that the public has lost confidence in Kexing?

According to Nie Dequan, based on the data from the five vaccination centers the day before, 92% of the citizens have made appointments to get vaccinations at the vaccination centers. Only 8% of the people "fell the bottom", and 6900 people went to private clinics for vaccinations. I'm worried, but I see that some people have nothing to say. The most important thing is that the citizens have the information and the experts have the opinions."

Regarding the calls on the Internet for boycotting Kexing and reverting to Bitai, Nie Dequan criticized the malicious slander or distortion of Kexing vaccines on the Internet, and emphasized that the three vaccines approved for emergency use are also safe and effective. "No matter what kind of vaccine, Regardless of the technology platform, regardless of where it is produced, all vaccines provided to the public in Hong Kong for emergency use have also been reviewed by the expert committee."

Nie Dequan pointed out that 2.4 million people in the five groups are eligible for priority vaccination, and the first round of vaccination is expected to be completed in the first one to two months.

(Photo by Zhang Haowei)

The next step is to open up vaccination to people under 60 with chronic diseases

At present, there are five groups of groups eligible for priority vaccination, including medical institutions and staff involved in the fight against the epidemic, people aged 60 or over, etc. Nie Dequan pointed out that a total of 2.4 million people in the five groups are eligible for priority vaccination, and it is expected to be in the first one to two. The first round of vaccination will be completed in January, and a review will be conducted one month after the planned launch. It is expected that the next step will be open to people with chronic diseases under 60 years old, and then other citizens under 60 years old will be vaccinated.

Nie Dequan emphasized that the planning of the vaccination plan needs to be meticulous, but the operation needs to be flexible and flexible. It depends on the actual situation, the wishes and responses of the public before taking the next step.

Nie Dequan pointed out that the government has ordered Kexing, Fubitai and AstraZeneca vaccines, each with 7.5 million doses. It is expected that all vaccines will arrive in Hong Kong in batches within six months.

(Photo by Zhang Haowei)

No plan to introduce Sinopharm vaccine

In recent days, many establishments have asked the Hong Kong government to strive for the introduction of Chinese medicine vaccines from the central government, and even chartered a "closed loop" by the government to Shenzhen or West Kowloon inland port areas to allow Hong Kong people to be injected with Chinese medicine vaccines.

However, Nie Dequan pointed out that the government has ordered Coxing, Fubitai and AstraZeneca vaccines, each with 7.5 million doses. It is expected that all vaccines will arrive in Hong Kong in batches within six months. He bluntly said that there is currently no plan to introduce Sinopharm vaccines. The 7.5 million doses of vaccine will arrive in Hong Kong in batches. There is currently no plan to buy or bring Sinopharm vaccine to Hong Kong."

The first batch of Kexing vaccine Nie: I feel good OK

Before the launch of the vaccination plan, Chief Executive Carrie Lam led the accountable officials and members of the guild to receive the first batch of Kexing vaccines. Nie Dequan described that after the Kexing vaccine was vaccinated, "feeling ok." "I myself was on the first day, February 22 I was vaccinated with the Chief Executive on the same day, and I felt very OK. I didn’t feel that I had the shot after the shot. For the past few years, I have been getting the seasonal flu shot. The next few days are as busy as my life and work, nothing special. I feel like I’m really looking forward to the second shot.”

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