[Global Times reporter Yang Weimin] The fourth wave of the epidemic continued to ravage Hong Kong, and the SAR government was once again exploded to ask the central government to provide a vaccine against Chinese medicine.
There were 64 new confirmed cases in Hong Kong on the 26th, with a total of 10,223 confirmed cases.
According to Hong Kong’s “Sing Tao Daily” report on the 26th, the SAR government originally ordered Fosun/Germany BioNTech, Mainland Kexing, and British AstraZeneca vaccines with three different technologies, but due to the delay of Kexing’s inactivated vaccines Data is needed. The Scientific Committee of the Center for Health Protection did not approve the vaccine, and the British vaccine will take 6 months to be available to Hong Kong. There are also variables in the supply of German vaccines, which has delayed vaccination in Hong Kong.
It is reported that the Sinopharm vaccine, which is the same inactivated vaccine technology as Kexing, has been approved for use by the National Health Commission and has been widely vaccinated in the Mainland. Many people in Hong Kong also hope to receive the vaccine. Put forward a request, hoping to supply the Chinese medicine vaccine to Hong Kong.
In response to this on the 26th, Lam Cheng said that it is her responsibility to introduce effective vaccines for Hong Kong people, and it is her duty.
She said that when she visited Beijing in November last year, she proposed to the central government that if necessary, she would request the country to distribute vaccines developed and manufactured in the Mainland to Hong Kong citizens. About 8 to 10 days ago, she believed that it was necessary, so she proposed to the country to distribute national medicines. vaccine.
Earlier on the 25th, the Hong Kong government approved the Fosun/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use in Hong Kong in accordance with the "Prevention and Control of Diseases (Use of Vaccines) Regulations". The first batch of 1 million doses will arrive in Hong Kong in late February.
The two companies held a joint press conference on the 26th. Hui Aimin, Senior Vice President of Fosun Pharma, President of Global R&D Center and Chief Medical Officer, said that they will provide 10 million doses of vaccines to Hong Kong and Macau, of which Hong Kong plans to purchase up to 7.5 million doses. The cooperation is progressing smoothly.
The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, said that the first batch of 1 million doses of vaccines will be produced and safety and quality tested, and the vaccination plan will be launched. 18 districts will set up centers for special group vaccination and will also arrange home vaccination for elderly homes.
The Hong Kong government also produced a video through the Facebook page "Tamar Terrace" and asked the former director of the Center for Health Protection Zeng Haohui to answer questions about vaccination.
Zeng Haohui said that the German vaccine phase III clinical test showed that the effective rate is about 95%, which is relatively high in the new crown vaccine, and the proportion of severe allergic reactions is about 11.1 cases per 1 million doses, 71% after vaccination15 Allergic reactions occur within minutes, so it is safer to observe 15 to 30 minutes after vaccination.
In Taiwan, the Taoyuan Hospital epidemic continues to arouse concern, and the issue of cross-strait vaccine donations has once again been pushed to the forefront.
"Wang Pao" said on the 26th that since January, all provinces and cities in mainland China have successively administered domestically-made new crown vaccines to Taiwanese people belonging to priority groups in various places, completely free of charge.
With the recent local epidemics on both sides of the strait, the willingness of Taiwanese businessmen to vaccinate has increased.
In Shanghai, Shen Zonglong, owner of the well-known Taiwanese restaurant Wu Ji Xian Ding Wei, has given the first dose of vaccine this month.
He said that he knew there were many false rumors about the vaccine made in mainland China, so he took the lead in the fight. When he heard the boss wanted to fight, more than 30 employees also enthusiastically attacked.
It is understood that the conditions and qualifications for Taiwanese people to get domestic vaccines on the mainland are the same as those for mainland people. They must be between 18 and 59 years old. In principle, they must be emergency workers such as transportation personnel and medical and health personnel, but this part is more flexible. .
The Mainland Affairs Commission of Taiwan stated on the 25th that, in accordance with the "Taiwan and Mainland Trade Licensing Measures", vaccines from the Mainland are not yet allowed to be imported into Taiwan.
"Wang Pao" said on the 26th that mainland vaccines are scheduled to be exported to 17 countries. The two major pharmaceutical companies, Sinopharm and Kexing, even called for a production of 1 billion doses by the middle of this year. However, the Taiwan authorities are still "indifferent". Think of poor cross-strait relations.
However, life is at stake, and the DPP authorities should not let politics become a "breakthrough in epidemic prevention."
The article suggested that the Red Cross Society of the two sides of the strait should discuss matters concerning the importation of vaccines from the mainland to Taiwan, and more importantly, accumulate mutual trust as goodwill capital for the "restart" of cross-strait relations after the epidemic.