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| HK promises to get the vaccine as soon as it becomes available for all its residents |
The Covax Facility, which is co-led by the Vaccine Alliance
(Gavi) , the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (Cepi) and the
World Health Organization (WHO), aim to have the vaccines delivered to participating
countries or economies by the end of next year.
In a statement, the Food and Health Bureau said that
although the WHO has said that no vaccine has yet been approved for use with
humans, Hong Kong has decided to take action
this early because it expects a keen global competition when a vaccine does
emerge.
“Hong Kong needs to take
early action to reserve potential vaccines for our population in a timely
manner. Taking part in the COVAX Facility can serve as a safety net for Hong Kong to a certain extent," said the statement.
But it said Hong Kong is
doing more than take part in the global alliance, which assures that only a
proportion of the city’s population will get the vaccine, and its target
delivery date of end of next year might be a bit late.
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In previous statements, Hong Kong
officials said only 20% of the total population of each participating country
or economy is assured of getting the vaccine through Covax, so they have
started pursuing talks with private groups to ensure the city’s residents all
get it on time.
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