THE GOVERNMENT HAS OFFICIALLY UPDATED THEIR VACCINE POLICY TO REMOVE THE INCORRECT SRA REQUIREMENT!! WE PROVED THAT DATA AND FACTS HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE OFFICIAL DECISIONS SO STAY VIGILANT AS WE ENSURE THIS NEW DIRECTION IS FULLY IMPLEMENTED ON THE GROUND!!
September 22, 2021
Final supporters
Subject:
The validity of requiring stringent regulatory authority in vaccine policy by HK Gov't.
Introduction:
The requirement of stringent regulatory authority (SRA) as a criterion for recognised vaccination records during the COVID-19 pandemic as enforced in the HKSAR vaccine-related policy (Government of HKSAR, 2021) is debatable.
Concern:
The HKSAR Government is incorrectly applying SRA as one of the criteria to determine whether the COVID-19 vaccine administrated overseas is acceptable, which is effectively barring qualified Hong Kong residents to return home and others to visit.
Primary Facts:
- “The concept of a SRA was developed by the WHO Secretariat and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to guide medicine procurement decisions …“ (WHO, 2021). Note: bolded by the petition author.
- ”The current definition of SRA has been adopted by the Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (ECSPP), whose scope is pharmaceuticals and not vaccines. The WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization (ECBS), under whose scope vaccines fall, has not defined SRA and has not used the term with respect to vaccines” (WHO, 2020). Note: bolded by the petition author.
Summary:
The requirement of SRA as one of the criteria for recognised vaccine records does not align with the concept, current definition, and scope of an SRA which was developed to guide medicine procurement decisions. Second, the current definition of SRA whose scope is pharmaceuticals and not vaccines. Third, the WHO ECBS, under whose scope vaccines fall, has not defined SRA and has not used the term with respect to vaccines.
Recommendation:
According to the available data, there is no evidence that the use of the SRA is related to any vaccines. The petition author strongly urges the HKSAR Government to review the evidence of the proper usage of SRA in vaccine-related public health policy and update the relevant policy accordingly.
Declaration:
The petition author is not associated with and does not have any conflict of interest with any organisations, products, and services cited in this report. This report intends to provide public health services.
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Updates
Reached 100 supporters
August 20, 2021
46 Comments
It's a form of discrimination to those whom have taken the full vaccination from countries outside of SRA list when a mandatory 21days isolation in a hotel is still enforced.
I am a Malaysian who taken my vaccine in Malaysia of course. Where else can I take my vaccine otherwise. I don’t understand why we need to follow this SRA list which actually not related to vaccines. So what’s the point having the recognised vaccine list in the first place. Please change this rule and allow me to back to work in Hong Kong, I will lose my job otherwise and eventually my family will be doomed and currently I am spending my savings from time to time staying in Malaysia.
As Malaysian who have contributed to HongKong economy, we willing to get quarantine and pay all the cost by ourselves but for Malaysian cant return to HKG due to SRA is totally unreasonable because vaccines CoronaVac are produced by SinoVac and why it doesnt get into SRA list just because is Malaysia
The policy is basically penalizing residents who comply with all the COVID measures by discouraging them from going home. The city is losing touch with the rest of the world.
What about HK children between ages 12-17? Although they are many countries giving vaccination to this group, there are also a lot still not administering vaccines to this group, such as Malaysia. Then how can these children in this age group return to Hong Kong? It's not their fault or reluctance to get the vaccine. Please allow children 17 years and below who cannot get vaccinated in a foreign country return to Hong Kong to get vaccinated.
Without fulfill Hong Kong human rights
As long as the vaccine is recognised by the govt, the fully vaccinated residents ist be allowed to travel directly without having to washout
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS OFFICIALLY UPDATED THEIR VACCINE POLICY TO REMOVE THE INCORRECT SRA REQUIREMENT!! WE PROVED THAT DATA AND FACTS HAVE THE POWER TO CHANGE OFFICIAL DECISIONS SO STAY VIGILANT AS WE ENSURE THIS NEW DIRECTION IS FULLY IMPLEMENTED ON THE GROUND!!
September 22, 2021
Final supporters
Subject:
The validity of requiring stringent regulatory authority in vaccine policy by HK Gov't.
Introduction:
The requirement of stringent regulatory authority (SRA) as a criterion for recognised vaccination records during the COVID-19 pandemic as enforced in the HKSAR vaccine-related policy (Government of HKSAR, 2021) is debatable.
Concern:
The HKSAR Government is incorrectly applying SRA as one of the criteria to determine whether the COVID-19 vaccine administrated overseas is acceptable, which is effectively barring qualified Hong Kong residents to return home and others to visit.
Primary Facts:
- “The concept of a SRA was developed by the WHO Secretariat and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to guide medicine procurement decisions …“ (WHO, 2021). Note: bolded by the petition author.
- ”The current definition of SRA has been adopted by the Expert Committee on Specifications for Pharmaceutical Preparations (ECSPP), whose scope is pharmaceuticals and not vaccines. The WHO Expert Committee on Biological Standardization (ECBS), under whose scope vaccines fall, has not defined SRA and has not used the term with respect to vaccines” (WHO, 2020). Note: bolded by the petition author.
Summary:
The requirement of SRA as one of the criteria for recognised vaccine records does not align with the concept, current definition, and scope of an SRA which was developed to guide medicine procurement decisions. Second, the current definition of SRA whose scope is pharmaceuticals and not vaccines. Third, the WHO ECBS, under whose scope vaccines fall, has not defined SRA and has not used the term with respect to vaccines.
Recommendation:
According to the available data, there is no evidence that the use of the SRA is related to any vaccines. The petition author strongly urges the HKSAR Government to review the evidence of the proper usage of SRA in vaccine-related public health policy and update the relevant policy accordingly.
Declaration:
The petition author is not associated with and does not have any conflict of interest with any organisations, products, and services cited in this report. This report intends to provide public health services.
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Updates
Reached 100 supporters
August 20, 2021
46 Comments
If you are in Nepal (and for the rest of the people in other countries) and to protect yourself and others from Covid-19 where else can you get vaccinated but other than the country that you are currently at. Many of the vaccines administered were Covishield (India) and Verocell by Sinopharm (China) which are approved by the HK government. By using the WHO SRA to filter out the countries, your own HK residents and international students stranded out the blacklisted countries have caused many heartache, financial distress, psychological distress and waste of invaluable time that can never be taken back. Please hear us out and make a decision based on humanity ground and science and not in fear.
It's a form of discrimination to those whom have taken the full vaccination from countries outside of SRA list when a mandatory 21days isolation in a hotel is still enforced.
I am a Malaysian who taken my vaccine in Malaysia of course. Where else can I take my vaccine otherwise. I don’t understand why we need to follow this SRA list which actually not related to vaccines. So what’s the point having the recognised vaccine list in the first place. Please change this rule and allow me to back to work in Hong Kong, I will lose my job otherwise and eventually my family will be doomed and currently I am spending my savings from time to time staying in Malaysia.
As Malaysian who have contributed to HongKong economy, we willing to get quarantine and pay all the cost by ourselves but for Malaysian cant return to HKG due to SRA is totally unreasonable because vaccines CoronaVac are produced by SinoVac and why it doesnt get into SRA list just because is Malaysia
The policy is basically penalizing residents who comply with all the COVID measures by discouraging them from going home. The city is losing touch with the rest of the world.
What about HK children between ages 12-17? Although they are many countries giving vaccination to this group, there are also a lot still not administering vaccines to this group, such as Malaysia. Then how can these children in this age group return to Hong Kong? It's not their fault or reluctance to get the vaccine. Please allow children 17 years and below who cannot get vaccinated in a foreign country return to Hong Kong to get vaccinated.
Without fulfill Hong Kong human rights
As long as the vaccine is recognised by the govt, the fully vaccinated residents ist be allowed to travel directly without having to washout
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If you are in Nepal (and for the rest of the people in other countries) and to protect yourself and others from Covid-19 where else can you get vaccinated but other than the country that you are currently at. Many of the vaccines administered were Covishield (India) and Verocell by Sinopharm (China) which are approved by the HK government. By using the WHO SRA to filter out the countries, your own HK residents and international students stranded out the blacklisted countries have caused many heartache, financial distress, psychological distress and waste of invaluable time that can never be taken back. Please hear us out and make a decision based on humanity ground and science and not in fear.