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Hong Kong, Mar 24 (EFE/EPA).- Hong Kong and Macao have temporarily suspended inoculations with the vaccine made by the German company BioNTech, developed jointly with the American company Pfizer, due to defective packaging of one of its batches.The decisions were made after the manufacturer notified Hong Kong and Macao of problems with the caps of the vials of batch number 210102. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: A CLOSED COMMUNITY VACCINATION CENTRE WHERE BIONTECH VACCINATION HAS BEEN HALTED IN HONG KONG, CHINA.
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