Hong Kong and Macau have suspended the usage of Pfizer vaccine.
Hong Kong, China: Hong Kong and Macau on Wednesday stated they had been suspending the usage of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine after being knowledgeable of a packaging drawback with a batch of vials.
“For the sake of precaution, the present vaccination have to be suspended throughout the interval of investigation,” Hong Kong’s authorities stated in an announcement.
Each Chinese language cities stated their choice got here after they had been contacted in regards to the concern by Fosun, the Chinese language pharmaceutical firm that’s distributing the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in China.
Vials with the lot quantity 210102 had been discovered to have faulty packaging, authorities stated.
The statements from Hong Kong and Macau didn’t give any particulars on how the packaging was faulty however each stated they didn’t consider there have been any security dangers.
Authorities stated they determined to behave out of an abundance of warning till their investigation is concluded.
Some Hong Kongers took to social media to say their appointments that day had been cancelled and that some vaccination centres had been closed.
One centre visited by an AFP reporter had been taped off.
