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Hong Kong Suspends BioNTech Shot Over Loose Vial Caps, Stains

Halt comes as Hong Kong sees widespread vaccine hesitation
Small number of vaccine caps loose; stains found on some vials

BioNTech Vaccines Suspended in Hong Kong, Macau

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By Jinshan Hong, Chloe Lo, and Michelle Fay Cortez

March 24, 2021 at 1:33 AM UTC

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March 24, 2021 at 7:37 AM UTC

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Hong Kong and Macau temporarily suspended Covid vaccines manufactured by BioNTech SE because of a packaging defect, dealing a blow to inoculation drives seen as key to reviving the cities’ pandemic-battered economies.