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Unused Shots Pile Up as Mistrust Mars Hong Kong Vaccinations

Public distrust means even frontline medical workers shy away
Govt trying new incentives like lowered quarantine requirement

WATCH: Millions of people are refusing free Covid-19 shots in Hong Kong over government mistrust. Iain Marlow explains the city’s vaccine hesitancy(Source: Quicktake)

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By Iain Marlow and Felix Tam

May 9, 2021 at 9:00 PM UTC

Updated on

May 10, 2021 at 4:47 AM UTC

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There are few places in the world easier to get a Covid-19 vaccine than Hong Kong.