Latest shipment of Comirnaty vaccine arrives in Hong Kong

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The second shipment of about 300 000 doses of the Comirnaty vaccine of an earlier batch (the first shipment arrived on April 2), manufactured by BioNTech, filled and finished at another plant (Baxter) in Germany, arrived in Hong Kong this morning (April 13) as arranged by Fosun Pharma.

Soon after the arrival of the latest batch of the Comirnaty vaccine in Hong Kong, staff carried out stringent checking and inspection of the vaccine in accordance with established procedures to ensure that it complies with the product specifications and that the transportation process follows the relevant cold-chain requirements. The Government will put the vaccine in validated ultra-low temperature freezers to ensure its proper storage in accordance with the temperature specified by the drug manufacturer.

Ends/Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Issued at HKT 16:36

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