Kong government during COVID- 19. His team commented on the fact that Covid-19 cannot be cleared completely, and the government should shift their priority from lowering cases to boosting vaccination rates to achieve hybrid-immunity. On 5 December, Yuen and his team helped create a nasal spray that is effective against Omicron. The vaccine has gained the approval of the Chinese National Medical Products administration and is projected to manufacture 200 million doses by Wantai BioPharm. This advancement showed that Hong Kong now has the capabilities to create its own vaccine for use in the pandemic for the first time. See also Asteroid 41740 Yuenkwokyung List of graduates of University of Hong Kong References External links Yuen Kwok-yung's profile from the Department of Microbiology of the University of Hong Kong 1956 births Academic staff of the University of Hong Kong Alumni of the University of Hong Kong Coronavirus researchers Living people Hong Kong microbiologists Hong Kong surgeons Recipients of the Silver Bauhinia Star Members of the Election Committee of Hong Kong, 2021–2026 Hong Kong Christians Hong Kong Protestants