ET Covid-19 Live Updates: Vaccine Cache in Italy Raises Suspicions as E.U. “I’m confused as to why this is being reported for the first time in Hong Kong and we haven’t heard about it elsewhere,” said Benjamin Cowling, the division head of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Hong Kong. Vaccination bookings had fallen after reports that several people died after receiving the other vaccine Hong Kong is using, which is made by Sinovac, a Beijing company. The Hong Kong government has found no direct link between the shots and the deaths. In January, a poll of 2,733 residents showed that only 39 percent of Hong Kong residents were willing to take a Covid-19 vaccine.

Source: International New York Times March 24, 2021 03:44 UTC