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The second-generation vaccine︱The fastest third season to arrive in Hong Kong

2022-06-28T04:20:04.626Z


The U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna said earlier that it is in discussions with the Hong Kong government to seek to introduce the first vaccine against the Omicron variant virus in Hong Kong; and the new crown vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and BioNTech also pointed out that their new research and development epidemic


The US pharmaceutical company Moderna said earlier that it is in discussions with the Hong Kong government to seek to introduce the first vaccine against the Omicron variant virus in Hong Kong; while the new crown vaccine manufacturers Pfizer and BioNTech also pointed out that their newly developed vaccines can strengthen the human body Immune response to Omicron.


Cui Junming, president of the Hong Kong Society of Hospital Pharmacists, said in a radio program today (28th) that most studies show that two injections of the new crown vaccine are ineffective against the Omicron variant virus. , If the second-generation vaccine is introduced in the future, and the public has already received three injections, one more second-generation vaccine is sufficient.


▼On June 26, the enclosure inspection of Gangchang Pavilion, Aberdeen Center▼


The second-generation vaccine basically requires three injections

Cui Junming pointed out that the second-generation vaccine is mainly for Omicron.

In addition to Modena, it is known that Pfizer is discussing with the government the second-generation vaccine, and it is estimated that the product may arrive in Hong Kong as soon as the third quarter.

However, he said that regardless of Modena or Pfizer, the relevant data has not been open to the public for reference.

At present, many Hong Kong people have received the third shot. When asked if they will no longer need to receive the second-generation vaccine, Cui Junming responded that, according to Pfizer data, if they have not received the new crown vaccine, the second-generation vaccine should basically be given three shots. ; If two injections have been taken, one additional dose of the second-generation vaccine is required.

As for three doses, one additional dose of the second-generation vaccine is sufficient.

▼Macao Epidemic on June 26▼


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Cui Junming, President of the Hospital Pharmacists Association: Waiting for the WHO to decide which virus strain

As for whether the second-generation vaccine can keep up with the evolution of the mutant virus, Cui pointed out that because the clinical research will be earlier, the current pharmaceutical companies' research is aimed at Omicron BA.1.

As for the currently popular BA.4 or BA.5, he said that for the time being, only Pfizer has data, and its plant type can resist related subtype variants.

He also emphasized that BA.4 and BA.5 are variant branches of BA.2, so after injection, their immune responses can fight against different BA variants.

Even if the vaccine only targets BA.1, there will be mutual immunity, and the antibodies produced will have the opportunity to fight against BA.4 or BA.5. The problem is that the efficacy is not high.

Therefore, he believes that it is necessary to wait for the WHO to decide on the virus strain of the second-generation vaccine.

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Source: hk1

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