China News Service, Hong Kong, February 19th. In response to media reports questioning the review process of Kexing vaccines approved for emergency use in Hong Kong, people misunderstood that the government lowered the standards for reviewing Kexing vaccines. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government stated on the night of February 18, The report does not match the facts.
According to the SAR government, Kexing Holdings (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (Kingxing) issued the food and The Secretary of Health submitted an application for the approval of its new crown vaccine for emergency use, and successively submitted supporting documents and information; the advisory expert committee held two meetings on the application on February 10 and February 16 to review the information and data, and A consensus was reached on the proposal to submit an approved Kexing vaccine to the Secretary for Food and Health of the Special Administrative Region Government, establishing that the benefits of Kexing vaccine as a prevention of COVID-19 outweigh the risks.
The SAR government pointed out that under the framework of the Regulations, WHO approval is not a necessary condition for Hong Kong to approve vaccines for emergency use.
In fact, many overseas regulatory agencies have approved vaccines for emergency use before the WHO includes individual vaccines on the emergency use list/prequalification vaccine list.
The current Kexing vaccine has been approved for use by the regulatory agencies of Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, Chile and Mexico, as well as the National Medical Products Administration.
According to the SAR government, the advisory expert committee’s review of data and government approval procedures is rigorous and comprehensive, and meets all relevant requirements under the Regulations. It is no different from the previous procedure for approving the new coronavirus vaccine approved for emergency use in Hong Kong To.
The SAR government will ensure that the new crown vaccine meets the safety, efficacy and quality requirements before arranging for the public to be vaccinated.
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