Hong Kong and Macau have reportedly suspended Covid vaccinations from a single batch of Pfizer/BioNTech shots after being informed of a packaging problem with a batch of vials.
Both Chinese cities said their decision came after they were contacted about the issue by Fosun, the Chinese pharmaceutical company that is distributing the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in China.
The South China Morning Post on Wednesday reported that several centres around the Asian financial hub were told to stop using the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine.
In a statement Hong Kong’s government said the current vaccination had to be suspended during the period of investigation for the sake of precaution.
According to the reports, Vials with the lot number 210102 were found to have defective packaging. Authorities have also added that they decided to cautious until their investigation is concluded.
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