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Residents receive Covid-19 vaccines in Hong Kong on Feb. 25, 2022. Photo: VCG
The Hong Kong government will cease operations of its Covid-19 vaccine indemnity fund later this month, ending a program that paid out HK$154 million ($19.7 million) to hundreds of residents who suffered severe side effects.
Authorities announced on Dec. 10 that the Indemnity Fund for Adverse Events Following Immunization with Coronavirus Disease-2019 Vaccines (AEFI Fund) will formally conclude its operations. The closure coincides with the Dec. 23 expiration of the Prevention and Control of Disease (Use of Vaccines) Regulation, the legal framework that authorized the emergency use of the vaccines.
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