Coronavirus: Hong Kong nurse suspended after giving man 2 BioNTech vaccine jabs in same sitting

A Hong Kong nurse who incorrectly injected a man with two doses of Covid-19 vaccine on Wednesday has been suspended from his job at a community inoculation centre amid an investigation by health authorities.

The Department of Health on Thursday said it was notified the day before that a 66-year-old man had been given two shots of the BioNTech vaccine at the Yau Oi Sports Centre in Tuen Mun. He was subsequently sent to hospital for observation.