Hong Kong fourth wave: slight coronavirus rebound as 45 new cases reported; pandemic adviser praises Sinovac vaccine’s 78 per cent protection rate

Hong Kong reported a slight Covid-19 rebound on Friday with 45 new cases, as a leading government pandemic adviser said the Sinovac Biotech coronavirus vaccine acquired by the city had attained a “quite desirable” protection rate.The remarks by Professor David Hui Shu-cheong, a member of the administration’s advisory panel on Covid-19 vaccines, followed authorities in Brazil announcing that CoronaVac – the drug’s name – had an efficacy rate of 78 per cent in final-stage trials.Health officials…

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