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Hong Kong set to approve Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine before end of week - SCMP

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(Reuters) - Hong Kong is set to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the week, with a warehouse in the financial centre being selected to store the vials, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday.

Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Siu-chee is set to approve use of the vaccine this week, clearing the way for the first round of one million inoculations after Lunar New Year, the report added https://bit.ly/3o1mbov, citing a government source.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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