Vaccines | Over 5 years old can take Fubitai Cui Junming said that off-label use is common: data proof safety

The Joint Scientific Committee under the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, together with the Chief Executive's Expert Advisory Panel, announced yesterday that it has no objection to vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 with Sinovac and Forbitx, but recommends that the dose of Forbitx should be for adults One-third.

Cui Junming, president of the Hong Kong Society of Hospital Pharmacists, said on the radio program this morning (18th) that the relevant suggestions are feasible, emphasizing that the existing literature data proves that it is safe and effective, but reminds parents to pay attention to whether their children have a fever or long-term illness before the injection.

He continued that "off-label use" is a common practice, but pay attention to how much puncture the gel bottle can withstand, and worry that if it is punctured more than 10 times, the gel particles will drop the vaccine.

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Cui Junming reminded to pay attention to how many times the colloidal particles of the medicine bottle can withstand punctures: the colloidal particles will fall into the vaccine

Cui Junming said on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millennium" that the suggestion to inject Fabitax into children with one-third of the adult dose is "off-label use", describing it as a common practice when there is no drug suitable for children to use, but he reminded that we should pay attention to How much puncture the vial's gel can withstand, and whether its accessory ingredients affect the immune response.

He explained that the medicine bottle has gel, and if it is pierced too much, the gel particles will fall into the vaccine. His society recommends 10 injections, that is, 0.1 ml, for children to use. Another thing to pay attention to is the side ingredients. That is, the buffer liquid, the relevant components only affect the storage temperature, but do not affect the safety of the immune system, so the expert group's recommendations are feasible.

The Joint Scientific Committee and the expert advisory group have no objection to vaccinating children aged 5 to 11 with Sinovac and Fubitai vaccine, but the dose of Fubitai vaccine should be one third of that of adults.

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Cui Junming said that the government did not directly seek assistance from the Academy, but the relative authorities would invite pharmaceutical companies to ask pharmacists to handle it, emphasizing that the training does not take long, Just to strengthen the focus, I believe that pharmacists in different vaccination centers will also be trained.

He continued that it is not difficult to extract children's doses technically. Doctors, nurses and pharmacists can also do it, but pharmacists are more familiar with aseptic technique.

As for the government's recommendation that two injections be separated by at least 12 weeks, which is longer than the 8 weeks recommended by the Society earlier, he believes that this is safer, can reduce the risk of myocarditis, and can also increase antibody levels. No fever, or long-term illness that needs to be controlled.

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