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Explainer | What do we know about the different Covid-19 vaccines for Hong Kong, and which one should you take?
- Hong Kong has agreed to buy 22.5 million doses of vaccine, with three companies supplying 7.5 million shots each
- Of the jabs coming from Sinovac Biotech, Pfizer-BioNTech, and AstraZeneca, only the first two have official approval for use in the city
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Hong Kong is set to roll-out its universal coronavirus vaccination programme this Friday, with 70,000 residents already fully booking the slots available for the coming two weeks.
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How much do we know about the vaccines made available to the public for now, and how do we decide on which to get?
Which two vaccines are available now?
The city has struck deals to purchase 22.5 million doses of vaccines, with 7.5 million shots each coming from three suppliers: Sinovac Biotech; British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca; and Fosun Pharma, which is delivering the jab jointly developed by Germany’s BioNTech and US-based Pfizer.
A government advisory panel unanimously recommended the Pfizer-BioNTech dose, and CoronaVac produced by Sinovac, for emergency use in Hong Kong. Both have now been approved.
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader says first batch of vaccines set to arrive by end of February
Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader says first batch of vaccines set to arrive by end of February
The first 1 million doses of the CoronaVac vaccine arrived last Friday, while the first tranche of Pfizer-BioNTech jabs are expected by the end of the month, officials have confirmed.
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