Transcript of remarks by SFH at media session
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Reporter: Do we have sufficient vaccines for the current influenza season in Hong Kong? What is the significance of the new batch of the southern hemisphere vaccines?
Secretary for Food and Health: There will be more vaccines coming to Hong Kong in the middle of March for use by the public. As far as the southern hemisphere vaccine is concerned, the Centre for Health Protection has already contacted the pharmaceutical companies and signed the contract to order 20,000 vaccines. They will arrive in Hong Kong in mid-April. Thank you.
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)
Ends/Thursday, March 8, 2018
Issued at HKT 14:45
Issued at HKT 14:45
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