It is likely that vaccines will be available to Hongkongers in second quarter of next year, says a government health adviser. Photo: Handout It is likely that vaccines will be available to Hongkongers in second quarter of next year, says a government health adviser. Photo: Handout
It is likely that vaccines will be available to Hongkongers in second quarter of next year, says a government health adviser. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong /  Health & Environment

Coronavirus vaccines could be ready for Hong Kong next April, while social-distancing curbs may remain for rest of 2021, government health adviser says

  • Chinese University professor David Hui says pragmatic estimate is for the immunisation programme to roll out in second quarter of 2021
  • The government health adviser also urges officials to be on high alert for return of imported cases once city’s third wave of Covid-19 recedes

Topic |   Coronavirus vaccine
Tony Cheung
Tony Cheung

Updated: 8:42pm, 25 Nov, 2020

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It is likely that vaccines will be available to Hongkongers in second quarter of next year, says a government health adviser. Photo: Handout It is likely that vaccines will be available to Hongkongers in second quarter of next year, says a government health adviser. Photo: Handout
It is likely that vaccines will be available to Hongkongers in second quarter of next year, says a government health adviser. Photo: Handout
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