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Direct News Source Transcript of remarks of press conference The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, held a press conference this afternoon (Apr 12). Also joining were the Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan; the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Dr Law Chi-kwong; the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr Frank Chan Fan; and the Director of Health, Dr Constance Chan. Following is the transcript of remarks of the press conference.   Reporter: First, when do you expect this sort ...

Hong Kong will resume administering the coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday following a 12-day suspension over packaging defects detected in one batch, officials said.

The Latest: Germanys president receives AstraZeneca vaccine The Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 15 1of15A man poses behind a cutout after receiving a COVID- 19 vaccine at a government hospital in Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, India, Thursday, April 1, 2021. India is accelerating its vaccination drive by opening it up for everyone above 45 years just as cases spike sharply after several months.Altaf Qadri/APShow MoreShow Less 2of15People wait after being administered the COVISH...

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will resume administering the coronavirus vaccine developed...

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The Latest: FDA authorizes 2 changes to Modernas vaccine The Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 30 1of30Dr. Mark Ghaly, Secretary, California Health and Human Services, left, inoculates California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles Thursday, April 1, 2021. Newsom was vaccinated with the new one-dose Janssen COVID-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson.Damian Dovarganes/APShow MoreShow Less 2of30FILE - This Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021 file photo show...

(Photo by THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP) The financial hub suspended use of the German-made vaccine last month when Fosun, its China distributor, informed authorities that some vial caps were defective. It was a blow to the roll-out of mass vaccination programmes against a deadly virus that has killed more than 2.7 million people around the world and hammered the global economy. “BioNTech told us that the batch of vaccines concerned did not have quality and safety problem,” Hong Kong’s civil servi...

The Latest: Germanys president receives AstraZeneca vaccine The Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 15 1of15A man poses behind a cutout after receiving a COVID- 19 vaccine at a government hospital in Noida, a suburb of New Delhi, India, Thursday, April 1, 2021. India is accelerating its vaccination drive by opening it up for everyone above 45 years just as cases spike sharply after several months.Altaf Qadri/APShow MoreShow Less 2of15People wait after being administered the COVISH...

BERLIN —Germany’s president has been vaccinated with the AstraZeneca shot, a signal of confidence in the vaccine after the country restricted its use in people under 60.

A file photo used for representational purpose only.   | Photo Credit: Reuters Health officials said an investigation by BioNTech found no safety issues in the batch with packaging defects for some vials, as well as in a separate, unused batch of the vaccine. Hong Kong will resume administering the coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech on Monday following a 12-day suspension over packaging defects detected in one batch, officials said. An additional 300,000 doses of the vaccine ...