Delivery date not confirmed, says health chief; bureau considering possible diluted vaccine for 3 to 11-year-olds.
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Steep rise of novel coronavirus cases in Hong Kong prompts urgent appeal for everyone to get jabbed as Macao reports 23 imported cases in a month.
Mother and eight-year-old son are under observation, as are two other Filipino patients who have been classified as ‘relapse’ cases.
The Macao government has started discussing details about its purchase of Covid-19 vaccines with producers from the mainland and abroad which are widely expected to commence production of Covid-19 vaccines in the near future.
The Macao government is confident that the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines will be delivered to Macao early next year.
The Macao government will purchase 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines covering the city’s whole population as each person will need two shots in order for the vaccine to be effective.
Asked by reporters whether Macau would become a hotspot for mainlanders hoping to access safe vaccinations, Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng said on Monday for locals not to worry, saying that the government “definitely” has sufficient vaccines. According to Xinhua last week, a mother and daughter were arrested in Shandong […]
