食卫局长认可科兴新冠疫苗在港作紧急使用
食物及卫生局局长公布根据《预防及控制疾病(使用疫苗)规例》,认可科兴控股(香港)有限公司(科兴)的新冠疫苗(即克尔来福新型冠状病毒灭活疫苗(Vero细胞)在香港作紧急使用。
根据《规例》,食物及卫生局局长可在参考2019冠状病毒病疫苗顾问专家委员会(顾问专家委员会)的意见後,认可符合安全、效能及质素要求的新冠疫苗在香港於紧急情况下作指明目的,基本上指由政府推行的疫苗接种计划。顾问专家委员会已向食物及卫生局局长提交建议,认为在现时疫情情况下,认可使用科兴的新冠疫苗作为预防2019冠状病毒病的效益大於风险。
根据疫苗供应商提供的资料,准备供港的首批约100万剂科兴疫苗快将运抵香港。政府会在接收到有关疫苗并完成必须的质检程序後,尽快启动由政府主导的全港性疫苗接种计划。政府会同时继续积极跟进其余本港已采购疫苗的紧急使用批核和供应时间表,并做好相关疫苗接种安排的筹备工作。政府亦会继续按照疫苗采购策略,预先采购其他能够符合安全、效能及质素要求包括仍在研发阶段的新冠疫苗,以确保全港市民能有不同疫苗及足够供应可供接种。
政府发言人指,会确保疫苗符合安全、效能和质素的要求,以及按照《规例》相关要求及程序严格审批作紧急使用,方会安排市民接种。为加强公众对疫苗的信心,政府疫苗接种工作会继续以科学实证为根据及公开透明为原则,同时亦会就疫苗的使用进行持续监察。政府会适时透过不同渠道向市民提供有关疫苗的最新资讯,并公布专家就疫苗提供的意见,让市民掌握有关疫苗的正确和全面的资讯。(el/k) ~
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