The COVID-19 Vaccine Advisory and Expert Committee will meet this week to discuss lowering the age threshold for Kexing's vaccination, but the threshold for Fubitai's vaccine remains at 12 years old because the agent has not applied for use by Hong Kong children.
Cui Junming, president of the Hong Kong Society of Hospital Pharmacists, said on the RTHK program this morning (11th) that since the production capacity of the pharmaceutical factory "Children's Fubitai" may not be able to meet the global needs, even if there is no technical difficulty, he does not intend to apply.
He suggested that one-third of the dose of "Forbidden for adults" can be taken from the British recommendation, and two doses of 5 to 11-year-old children can be vaccinated, with an interval of 8 weeks between the two doses.
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The pharmaceutical factory has no intention of applying to lower the vaccination threshold due to the lack of stable supply
Cui Junming said on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millennium" that although there are not many cases of children infected with the Omicron virus, unvaccinated children are always a high-risk group, and vaccinating them can effectively establish an immune barrier.
He went on to point out that because the production efficiency of "Fubix for Children" may not be able to meet the global demand, in order to avoid losing money if it fails to meet the supply, the pharmaceutical company has no intention of applying for a relaxation of the vaccination threshold in Hong Kong.
Cui Junming, President of the Hong Kong Society of Hospital Pharmacists.
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Cui Junming: The practice is effective and safe. Two needles every 8 weeks can effectively reduce the probability of myocarditis
Cui Junming said that in the past, many drugs, such as antibiotics, would reduce the dose for children to use. After referring to the British advice, he believes that the same approach can be adopted for Fubitux, and 10 micrograms are extracted from adults Fubitix, which is one-third of the adult's. One dose, two shots for children 5 to 11 years of age, 8 weeks apart.
He emphasized that the relevant practice is effective and safe. The main ingredients of the adult and children's versions of Fubitai are roughly the same; and the study found that it can effectively reduce the probability of myocarditis after an interval of 8 weeks.
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