(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) The Hong Kong New Coronary Vaccine Advisory Committee holds its first meeting
China News Service, Hong Kong, December 30. The Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam has appointed a new crown vaccine advisory expert committee (advisory expert committee).
On the 30th, the Advisory Expert Committee held its first meeting, chaired by the convener Liu Zexing.
Before the meeting, Carrie Lam met with the members of the Advisory Expert Committee and expressed gratitude to the committee for providing objective and professional opinions on vaccine approval.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor posted on a social platform that day that the vaccination plan is expected to be full of challenges. In addition to objective reasons such as the large scale of vaccination, the arrival of different vaccines in batches, and the special storage and delivery requirements of individual vaccines, it is also necessary to relieve Hong Kong citizens of vaccine Concerns about safety and effectiveness must be refuted in time.
Whether the citizens are enthusiastically vaccinated is likely to be the key to whether Hong Kong can overcome the epidemic.
"We will do our best to do a good job of interpretation. We hope that citizens will view vaccines in a scientific manner and actively consider vaccination in the future."
She emphasized that the advisory committee and the task force have set off in their entirety, and the various departments of the SAR government will go all out. Please continue to support and fight the epidemic together.
According to the Information Service of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, the advisory expert committee was established in accordance with the Hong Kong law "Prevention and Control of Diseases (Use of Vaccines) Regulations" (Chapter 599K) ("Regulations").
Under the current public health emergency, the Regulations provide a legal framework for the emergency use of new crown vaccines that meet safety, efficacy and quality requirements.
The Regulation empowers the Secretary for Food and Health of the SAR Government to authorize the use of a new crown vaccine based on objective medical data, the professional opinions of the advisory expert committee, and the approval of drug regulatory agencies outside Hong Kong (including emergency use). This vaccine is approved for specified use in Hong Kong in emergency situations, including the vaccination program implemented by the SAR government.
The advisory expert committee is convened by Liu Zexing. The members have extensive experience in public health, infectious diseases, immunology, drug monitoring and clinical medicine.
At the meeting on the 30th, the advisory expert committee listened to the Secretariat’s briefing on the relevant statutory requirements under the Regulations, including the factors that the Secretary for Food and Health of the Special Administrative Region Government must consider before approving a new crown vaccine for emergency use. And the role of the advisory expert committee.
The meeting also discussed the mode of operation of the Advisory Expert Committee, including the guidelines for applying for approved vaccines and the information that applicants must submit.
A spokesperson for the Food and Health Bureau of the Special Administrative Region Government said that the Special Administrative Region Government will strive for the early supply of vaccines to Hong Kong to ensure that the vaccines comply with relevant requirements and procedures, and to approve emergency use in accordance with the Regulations to ensure that the vaccines meet safety, efficacy and quality requirements . Relevant work will be based on the principle of openness and transparency, so that the public will be informed about vaccines. (Finish)