Hong Kong is not politicising any vaccine, says health chief
South Asia
19 February, 2021, 02:50 pm
Last modified: 19 February, 2021, 02:52 pm
"The government has not politicised any vaccine. In fact, we really think that one should not politicise any of the vaccination process, because really the Covid-19 vaccine is our hope"
FILE PHOTO: Health workers in protective gear walk inside a portion of the Jordan residential area locked down to contain a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Hong Kong, China January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Hong Kong's Health Secretary said on Friday that the government had not politicised any coronavirus vaccine, as he sought to reassure residents worried about China's Sinovac, due to be rolled out in the global financial hub from next week.
Chan told Reuters that standards had not been lowered to accept the Sinovac vaccine and there was no pressure from Beijing to get it approved in the Chinese special administrative region.
"The government has not politicised any vaccine. In fact, we really think that one should not politicise any of the vaccination process, because really the Covid-19 vaccine is our hope," she said in an interview at her office in government headquarters.
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