The fifth wave of the epidemic broke out, and three young children have died of the epidemic so far.
A study by Liu Yulong, a professor at the Department of Child and Adolescent Sciences at the University of Hong Kong, found that after one dose of Sinovac vaccine, children aged 3 to 10 had higher levels of neutralizing antibodies than adults who received two doses; while children who received two doses, Antibody levels were comparable to adults who received three doses.
He urged family members to bring their friends to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
▼On February 15, children aged 3 to 4 will be given the Kexing vaccine on the first day▼
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Liu Yulong: Children around the world have taken 100 million doses of Kexing and no safety problems have been found
A study conducted by the University of Hong Kong vaccinated about 70 children aged 3 to 10 with Sinovac vaccine. Preliminary results found that after receiving two doses of Sinovac, 22 of them had neutralizing antibody levels compared with healthy adults who received two doses of Sinovac. higher, similar to the three doses of Kexing.
The study has not reported any serious adverse reactions so far.
The COVID-19 epidemic continues to worsen. As the number of confirmed cases increases, there have been three recent deaths of young children in Hong Kong.
Liu Yulong said that the study used the design of immune bridging and found that children's vaccination with Sinovac is effective, and the clinical protection rate is higher than that of adults. Therefore, he urges family members to bring their friends to vaccinate as soon as possible.
He also believes that the traditional inactivation technology used by Sinovac vaccines is very safe. At present, children under the age of 12 have been vaccinated by more than 100 million doses of Sinovac vaccines in various countries, and no safety problems have been found.
The study was jointly led by Prof. Liu Yulong, Prof. Pei Wei from the School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, and Prof. Tu Wenwei from the Department of Paediatrics of the University of Hong Kong.
▼On February 22, the enclosure inspection of Songqun Building in Songan Village▼
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