Hong Kong in talks to make use of vaccine data for journey, HKET says

Hong Kong will full an e-booking system for Covid-19 vaccine inoculations this month and is in talks with different nations to permit the data for use for journey, native media together with Hong Kong Economic Times reported.The electronic-registration system will document when and which kind of vaccine an individual/citizen has acquired and can remind the person when to obtain a second shot, Secretary for Innovation and Technology Alfred Sit was cited as saying in a radio interview.Hong Kong has already reached agreements with Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE, AstraZeneca Plc and China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd. to amass 22.5 million potential doses of vaccines, and is looking for an extra 7.5 million. The authorities has mentioned residents will be capable to select which kind they obtain, although the main points are but to be introduced.The Hong Kong authorities appointed a committee to approve the emergency use of the vaccines, Chief Executive Carrie Lam mentioned final week, signaling town is transferring nearer to authorizing the candidates.Separately, Radio Television Hong Kong reported Saturday that Tony Ko, chief govt of town’s Hospital Authority, mentioned the group is contemplating testing all of its medical employees often for coronavirus.Hong Kong doesn’t require all residents to display for the virus however issued obligatory testing orders to tenants of 44 buildings the place instances have been discovered prior to now 14 days.