Hong Kong to delay imports of AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine amid safety concerns, East Asia News & Top Stories


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HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Hong Kong said on Friday (April 9) it will delay shipments of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine this year amid mounting concerns over possible links between the shot and very rare cases of blood clots. The Chinese-ruled city had ordered 7.5 million doses from the British-Swedish company, which were scheduled to arrive in the second half of 2021. Health Secretary Sophia Chan said the global financial centre had a sufficient supply of vaccines, with a total of 15 million doses of Germany's BioNTech and China's Sinovac - the only two vaccines available in the city. "Even if we...