Children from 6 months old to 3 years old in Hong Kong can be vaccinated with the Kexing vaccine from yesterday (4th), the Secretary for Education Cai Ruolian visited Tuen Mun this afternoon (5th) to cheer for the children who were vaccinated against the new crown, and pointed out that the hospital recently Some of the COVID-19 cases in the Department of Intensive Care involve unvaccinated infants and young children. The situation is distressing. He emphasizes that vaccination is the most effective defense method, which can reduce the risk of severe illness and death. Parents are urged to arrange for their children of appropriate age to be vaccinated as soon as possible.
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Cai Ruolian posted on her Facebook page, saying that she visited Tuen Mun District this afternoon to inspect the vaccination status of young children. Among them, parents brought their two-year-old children who were not enrolled in school, and their eldest daughter in kindergarten to the scene to be vaccinated, and said that the government has always been We call on parents and schools to make full use of the different channels provided by the government to arrange for students to be vaccinated, and work together to protect the health of children.
For the first time, the Education Bureau cooperated with the school sponsoring group to organize the vaccination day, and the number of applicants reached 170
She said that the Education Bureau, as the school sponsoring organization of government schools, has held "Joint School Vaccination Activities" in government schools for many times. Today, it is the first time to cooperate with the school sponsoring organization, with Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Qiu Zitian Memorial Middle School as the "central school" for the district. Staff, parents and students of 7 institutions and 3 other schools provide one-stop vaccination services, covering 5 kindergartens, 2 primary schools and 3 secondary schools, with a total of 170 applicants.
▼August 4th, 10 young children in To Kwa Wan Meiya Kindergarten were given the Kexing vaccine▼
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Cai pointed out that in the past three months, the district school development teams of the bureau have worked closely with the district principals' associations and schools to hold 25 "School Vaccination Days" activities. A total of about 6,780 people signed up, involving about 410 schools. There will also be at least 7 related activities in August.
Cai Ruolian said that the protection of school-age children can be "full coverage" and urged parents to arrange injections for their children immediately
She continued that the government has announced that the age of vaccination will be lowered to young children between 6 months and 3 years old, that is, the protection of school-age children can already be "full coverage", reiterating that prevention is better than cure, and calling on parents to act now , arrange for children to have injections.
In addition, she pointed out that the Education Bureau has written to all schools in Hong Kong today to inform the tentative arrangement of face-to-face classes for the 2022/23 school year, which will remain largely unchanged under the epidemic, and remind students who have received the first and second doses of the vaccine, if Eligible people should receive a third dose of the vaccine as early as possible for more comprehensive and effective protection.
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