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Written by: Liang Huanmin
2021-03-24 14:21
Last update date: 2021-03-24 14:24
The new crown pneumonia vaccine injection started at the end of February, and the BioNTech vaccine was officially received by the public on March 10.
However, the government announced today (24th) at 10 am that it had received a written notice from Fosun Industrial (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. this morning. As it noticed a packaging defect related to the closure of the Fubitai vaccine vial with batch number 210102, BioNTech and Fosun Pharma has investigated the causes of the packaging defects.
The Hong Kong government stated that for the sake of caution, at this stage, during the investigation period, the vaccination of Fubitai must be immediately suspended.
The following will explain five things you need to know about why the injection is stopped, and how citizens who have made an appointment and have received the first injection should respond.
The Hong Kong government announced today (24th) at 10 o'clock in the morning that the vaccination of Fubitai would be suspended. Only when citizens arrived at the vaccination center did they learn about the matter.
(Photo by Lu Yiming)
1. What are the batch numbers of the BioNTech vaccines that have arrived in Hong Kong?
The first batch of Fubitai vaccine developed by Fosun Pharma and BioNTech in cooperation with BioNTech arrived in Hong Kong on February 27 with a quantity of 585,000 doses, while the second batch of more than 758,000 doses of Fubitai vaccine was shipped on March 7. Arriving in Hong Kong, there are currently about 1,343,000 doses of forbidden vaccine in Hong Kong.
The batch numbers of the two batches of vaccines are 210102 and 210104, and the vaccine involving packaging defects is the batch number 210102, and the expiration date is the Fubitai vaccine in June of this year.
Citizens who have received the first dose of Fubitai only need to check the e-injection card to know whether they have received the 210102 batch number of Fubitai vaccine involved.
▼Fobitai vaccination on the first day of March 10▼
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▼On March 10, the first day of Fubitai vaccine, the situation of the Zhongshan Memorial Park Gymnasium vaccination center▼
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2. When was it discovered that the Pobitil vaccine that had arrived in Hong Kong was related to packaging defects?
At 8:41 this morning, the Macao Health Bureau announced that it had received a notice from Fosun that all the locally introduced mRNA vaccines belonged to this batch. Therefore, vaccination was suspended from now until further notice. However, it was more than an hour later at 10 o'clock in the morning in Hong Kong. , It was announced to the public that it had received the relevant notice from the pharmaceutical factory and stopped the vaccination, but at that time, some citizens had received the vaccination earlier.
▼Professor Yuan Guoyong injected himself with Fubitai vaccine▼
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3. What is the number of people who have received the same batch number of vaccine injections?
The Fubitai vaccine jointly developed by Fosun Pharma and BioNTech was officially available for public vaccination on March 11. According to the vaccination figures released by the Information Services Department last night, as of 8 pm today, a total of about 403,000 citizens have been vaccinated. In the first dose of vaccine, about 252,800 were vaccinated with Kexing vaccine, and about 150,200 were vaccinated with Fubitai vaccine.
Yesterday alone, about 14,400 citizens received the first dose of Fubital vaccine at 19 community vaccination centers.
In addition, as of 8 pm yesterday, in the past 24 hours, about 5,600 citizens made appointments for the first and second doses of Coxing vaccine online, and about 11,100 people made appointments for the first and second doses of the vaccine. Thai vaccine.
▼On February 27, the first batch of BioNTech vaccines were delivered to Hong Kong▼
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4. Will the health of citizens who have been vaccinated with Fubitai vaccine be affected?
At present, all the Fubital vaccines administered by the public in Hong Kong are batch number 210102.
The director of the Infection and Infectious Diseases Center of the University of Hong Kong, Ho Pak-liang, said on a radio program today that according to the existing information, the incident involved packaging defects, and no drug quality or safety issues were involved. In addition, the local vaccination center that arranged for Fubitai vaccination had been approved beforehand. The government approved and passed a number of inspections during the period. It is believed that the incident will not have any impact on people who have been vaccinated with Fubitai vaccine.
Respiratory specialist Liang Zichao said that according to the explanation of the pharmaceutical company at this stage, the suspension of vaccination is believed to be the government's preventive measures. If the investigation time is not too long, it should have little impact on the entire vaccination plan.
He said that generally new drugs are more cautious in quality control. It is estimated that this time the vaccination will be suspended for safety reasons, so the public need not worry too much.
At present, all the Fubital vaccines administered by the public in Hong Kong are batch number 210102.
▼See the details of the scheduled vaccination and side effects of Kexing and BioNTech in the 3 pictures▼
5. How can citizens who have made an appointment for the injection of Fubitai vaccine to change the time?
When is the latest time for citizens who have received the first injection to be vaccinated again?
Citizens who have made an appointment for vaccination can change the date of injection online. Taking registration today as an example, they can change their appointment date to April 14 (Wednesday) at the latest, and the date of the second injection is May 3 .
In addition, some citizens who have received the first dose of Fubitai vaccine, according to He Boliang's suggestion, can be postponed to 42 days after receiving the first injection, and the second injection can still exert the vaccine effect.
After the appointment date is changed, the vaccinators will be notified by the telephone message of re-appointment. Today, the webpage for changing the date of injection works smoothly.
The online vaccination appointment system shows that as of today, the first injection of Fubitai vaccine can be changed to the 14th of next month at the latest.
(Screenshot of Vaccine Online System)
▼Full list of 29 vaccination centers on Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, New Territories and Outlying Islands▼
▼Fobitai Vaccination Center Process▼
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