A female police officer died in an anti-smuggling operation. The "Hong Kong 01" investigation found that one of the "hot goods" smuggled to the mainland was the HPV vaccine.
The reporter purchased a Hong Kong version of the 9-valent HPV vaccine in Shenzhen through an intermediary who claimed to be a clinic in Tsim Sha Tsui.
The person in charge of the clinic responded that someone had stolen its signboard and internal videos, insisting that no vaccine was sold to the mainland.
Insiders pointed out that the long-term shortage in the mainland and the closure of the epidemic prevented mainlanders from coming to Hong Kong for injections. The parallel import group turned to clinics to purchase a large number of HPV vaccines, and then smuggled them northward through waterways.
Illegal sales and smuggling of vaccines are illegal. Merck & Co. emphasized that Hong Kong version vaccines cannot be shipped to the mainland, and vaccine storage and delivery must be kept between 2 and 8 degrees Celsius.
▼Intermediary WeChat display video▼
Intermediary WeChat promotion and display of thousands of boxes of needles
In recent years, Merck & Co. has continued to promote the 9-valent HPV vaccine, and even Jiang Tao of MIRROR has endorsed it to encourage men to get injections.
"Hong Kong 01" found that she claimed to be an intermediary for a clinic in Tsim Sha Tsui and was also "Guzhen" in the WeChat Moments, but her sales target was in the Mainland.
"There are 150 needles here, and there are 1,000 needles here." This intermediary filmed a film showing boxes of HPV vaccines and filled them in the lobby of the clinic. Some vaccines were put in a styrofoam box similar to express delivery every three needles.
▼Smuggled vaccine out of the box in Shenzhen▼
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Shenzhen bought the Hong Kong version of the vaccine with a Hong Kong doctor's prescription
The reporter of "Hong Kong 01" bought a needle for 1,500 yuan through this agency, and received a styrofoam box in Shenzhen with ice and a dose of vaccine. The sender was from Shenzhen.
The vaccine packaging box also has the registration number "HK-64239" approved by the Hong Kong Department of Health.
▼QR Code certified as licensed in Hong Kong▼
The QR Code of the vaccine has been traced to the source, and it is confirmed that it is a licensed product in Hong Kong.
In other words, this needle was smuggled from Hong Kong to the Mainland.
The intermediary issued the prescription receipt of the Hong Kong clinic to the reporter, with the name of the doctor.
The clinic website also introduces the doctor.
The intermediary also gave a receipt for the prescription from a Hong Kong doctor and taught the reporter to make an appointment for an injection from a nurse on the Internet.
The name of the doctor is attached to the receipt, and the doctor is also mentioned on the clinic website.
The person in charge of the Hong Kong clinic stated that no HPV vaccine was sold to the mainland, claiming that someone was impersonating and that internal videos were stolen.
(Photo by Cen Zhuoxi)
Hong Kong clinic claims to be impersonated and pirated internal videos
Why can vaccines in Hong Kong be mail-ordered in the Mainland?
The reporter inquired with the person in charge of the clinic. He insisted that the vaccine can only be injected at the clinic and cannot be purchased online in the mainland.
He admitted that the footage shown by the self-professed intermediary was the scene of his clinic, "we will shoot the film for internal records."
He also admitted that the receipt obtained by the reporter was in the style of his clinic, and the two doctors on the receipt also consulted for his clinic, but he pointed out that the receipt can be modified by everyone.
The mainland intermediary also introduced that it is possible to send blood from the mainland to Hong Kong for a paternity test and show a receipt with a mainland telephone or ID number. The background of the film is in its clinic, but the person in charge of the clinic denies that it can "send a blood test."
▼WeChat promotes vaccine advertisements▼
Insiders broke the shady: Parallel goods group searched doctors for water smuggling in Shenzhen
Although Merck’s 9-valent HPV vaccine was approved and registered in the Mainland in 2018, it is only restricted to women aged 16 to 26. Men are not allowed to get the shot. Others want to get the shot and come to Hong Kong.
According to people familiar with the matter, HPV vaccines have been in short supply in the mainland for a long time. Coupled with the epidemic closure, many Hong Kong doctors will resell them to parallel importing companies and then smuggle them to the mainland by water.
Many places in the Mainland have bought the Hong Kong version of HPV injections, and the intermediary in the Mainland said that a Hong Kong doctor was exposed by a pharmaceutical company and the supply of vaccines was stopped. Therefore, some "Hong Kong injections" in the Mainland will tear down the QR Code to prevent Hong Kong clinics. Was tracked down.
The 9-valent HPV vaccine purchased by the reporter of "Hong Kong 01" in Shenzhen has the registration number "HK-64239" of the Hong Kong Department of Health.
(Photo by Hong Kong 01 reporter)
Must be stored and transported at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius
Vaccines are pharmaceutical products prescribed by doctors. The Department of Health stated that under the Pharmacy and Poisons Ordinance, it is illegal for anyone to sell them illegally. Upon conviction, the maximum fine is 100,000 yuan and imprisonment for two years.
According to the Import and Export Regulations, importing and exporting without a valid license or providing false or misleading information when applying for a license is illegal. Upon conviction, the maximum penalty is a fine of 500,000 yuan and imprisonment for two years.
▼Jiang Tao endorses the HPV vaccine advertisement▼
A spokesperson for Merck Pharmaceuticals pointed out that the nine-valent HPV vaccine must be stored at two to eight degrees Celsius when it is distributed and shipped to the world to maintain the stability and potency of the vaccine; it is difficult to ensure the temperature when it is delivered through illegal channels. Will affect the effectiveness of the vaccine.
Merck emphasized that it has not shipped the vaccine registered in Hong Kong to the mainland, but it is difficult to determine whether the vaccine is a Merck product because it has not been able to obtain the relevant packaging box obtained by the reporter for further verification.
The pharmaceutical factory has been in close contact with the Department of Health and Customs, and will report and cooperate with investigations if abnormalities are found.
Merck’s 9-valent HPV vaccine, the only legal distributor in Hong Kong is Yuli Pharmaceutical. You can check whether the vaccine is distributed by legal distributors through the QR Code of the vaccine package. The vaccine sold in Hong Kong cannot be resold to other regions.
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