As city-wide vaccination programme enters its third month, SSM examines new ways to encourage more people to get inoculated.
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Fresh batch of German vaccine used for new round of inoculations as manufacturer and supplier continue to investigate faulty packaging.
19,500 doses of the BioNTech vaccine were delivered to the public hospital today with vaccinations scheduled to restart on Monday.
New health chief says the replacement vaccines are on their way, and the city-wide inoculation programme will get back into its stride once they arrive.
The fresh batches await results of investigation into the defective packaging which brought the vaccination programme to a temporary halt.
Carrier is a 24-year-old woman who had been studying in UK and returned to Macao earlier this month, having previously tested positive for Covid-19.
Residents commended for their achievements in keeping the pandemic at bay, and urged not to drop their guard in future.
After halting the German-made jabs on Wednesday, government has yet to announce when it will restart the full vaccination programme.
The 29-year-old, who returned to Macao from the Philippines this week, is under observation at a clinic and will undergo further tests for Covid-19.