Jabs’ safety was never in question, says BioNTech and Fosun Pharma.
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Thousands have to wait for their jabs as faulty packaging sets alarm bells ringing; options include using alternative batches or shipping in new doses direct from Germany.
Packaging lids at fault: citizens who have already made appointments told to stand by.
Vaccination drive widens its net, as health officials make haste to point out nobody in Macao has suffered any serious effects after being inoculated.
Statement follows the sudden death of a 63-year-old in Hong Kong shortly after his inoculation as Macao’s programme rolls along.
Inoculation campaign starts in earnest this week as German vaccine joins the fight; residents urged to discard “wait-and-see” attitude and make an appointment soon.
The first batch of 100,000 doses of the BioNTech mRNA vaccine arrived Macao from Germany via Hong Kong today.