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Kexing Vaccines | 87-year-old man is very old

2021-03-04T11:13:22.302Z


The death of a 63-year-old man after being vaccinated by Kexing vaccination caused social panic. Many people canceled appointments, even "fell the bottom". Today (4th), "Hong Kong 01" found out at the Vaccination Center of Kwun Chung Gymnasium in Jordan today (4th).


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Written by: Lin Yingxian

2021-03-04 19:08

Last update date: 2021-03-04 19:08

The death of a 63-year-old man after being vaccinated by Kexing vaccination caused social panic. Many people canceled appointments, even "fell the bottom". Today (4th), "Hong Kong 01" found out at the Vaccination Center of Kwun Chung Gymnasium in Jordan today (4th). The 87-year-old man was accused of being too old to be vaccinated and went for a trip in vain.

Guo Baoxian, the director of the center, said that the practice has never been tightened, emphasizing that it is the decision of the scientific committee not to recommend injections for elders over the age of 85, describing the center under its management as “closer”.

However, Leung Kwok Ling, the director of the Vaccination Center at Tseung Kwan O Stadium, and Lam Wing Wo, the family doctor, both stated that they had never received the relevant guidelines, and Leung stated that they had never received relevant information. Announced.

"Hong Kong 01" has inquired about the incident with the Department of Health and the Civil Service Bureau and is awaiting reply.

▼2.26 The first day of Kexing vaccination at Kwun Chung Gymnasium, Jordan▼

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Some citizens accompanied their parents to the Guanyong Gymnasium Vaccination Center for vaccination this morning. However, the doctor said that his father was accused of having reached 87 years of age and therefore did not recommend vaccination, and ended up in vain.

In response to enquiries, Guo Baoxian, the director of the center, pointed out that people over 85 years of age are not recommended to vaccinate. He described the center as "following more closely" and the relevant decisions are also "implemented in accordance with the guidelines", emphasizing that the guidelines have been in use since the first day of vaccination. change.

He also revealed that occasionally elderly people over the age of 85 will come for injections, and most of them are not recommended for vaccination.

Guo Baoxian pointed out that people over 85 years of age are not recommended to vaccinate. He described the center as "following more closely" and related decisions are also "implemented in accordance with the guidelines."

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When asked about the relevant guidelines, Guo said that according to the scientific committee, elderly people over 85 years old are one of the "relative contraindications" and vaccinations are not recommended. The on-site nurses will first observe the conditions of the vaccinators and treat patients with less stable conditions. It is referred to the doctor for clinical judgment. Generally speaking, vaccinations are not recommended for elders over 85 years old. However, if the relevant elders "fit" or "run up the stairs" or can be relaxed, he described the relevant guidelines as "dotted lines" , Not a solid line."

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However, Leung Kwok Ling, director of the Tseung Kwan O Stadium Vaccination Center, said that he has never received unified information in this regard.

Liang said frankly that the different practices of vaccination centers in different regions are not ideal. "There should be information circulating between vaccine centers". He will further communicate with other centers and discuss further safety assessments with other centers in response. The community is worried about the recent deaths.

Liang Guoling said that he has never received unified information in this regard, "Bao (age) is too big? There are people in Hong Kong", and believes that the suitability of vaccination should be based on scientific judgment.

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Lin Yonghe, a family doctor who participated in the vaccination plan, also pointed out that "the guidelines are not true, but the vaccination center has no hard and fast rules," he said, "even if BioNTech doesn't say anything," he revealed that he has recently There are also vaccinations for elders in the eighth and nineteenth year, emphasizing that age is not an indicator, and citizens should not be refused vaccination across the board because of their old age. If the doctor thinks it is appropriate, they can give the vaccine.

▼2.22 Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor led the Secretary to vaccinate Kexing vaccine▼

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People aged 60 or above or one of the five priority vaccination groups, reporters from "Hong Kong 01" went to the vaccination appointment website again this afternoon and found that regardless of whether it is Kexing or Fosun/BioNTech vaccines, elderly people over 85 can still register for vaccination appointments. The oldest registration age can be up to 121 years, that is, born in 1900, and the vaccination instructions do not specify that people over 85 years old are not suitable for vaccination.

Looking through the data, it was found that Liu Yulong, chairman of the Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases, stated on the 19th of last month that elderly people over 60 can be vaccinated with Kexing Vaccine. He bluntly stated that "the benefits of a single shot of vaccine are far greater than the benefits." The committee has never done so. There is an upper limit for needle age.

On the contrary, Fosun/BioNTech's "Fubitai" vaccine, which is about to be launched, lists the severely frail elderly, which is a special group of elderly over 85 years old and should be evaluated by the attending doctor first.

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