The vaccine pass covers children aged 5 or above starting today (30th). If children do not meet the vaccination requirements, they will not be able to dine in restaurants, nor can they enter or leave public swimming pools, libraries and other premises.
Before the implementation, some parents who did not bring their sons for injections deliberately brought their two sons to a western restaurant to enjoy the "last dine-in dinner". He was selected for the school football team, but failed to join the team because he was not vaccinated.
Some clinical psychologists pointed out that the epidemic has caused some children to lack social interaction, and the new arrangement of vaccine epidemic will make the situation more serious. They agree that vaccination is very important, but they also point out that it is not possible to use policies to make xenophobic behaviors to classify children.
▼On September 30, the vaccine pass will be reduced to 5 years old and apply on the first day▼
144,000 children received no or only one shot
Under the new arrangement of the vaccine pass, children aged 5 to 11 must complete two shots of the vaccine, or have received the first shot but less than 3 months before they can meet the vaccine pass requirements and enter and leave designated premises including restaurants.
According to the website of the government's vaccine program, the current vaccination rate for the second dose of 3 to 11-year-olds is 71.2%, that is, there are still nearly three adults and about 144,000 children who have not completed the vaccination; the first dose rate is 85.5%, and 70,000 children have one dose Not hit.
Xu Lejian, director of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said at a press conference this afternoon that the entire policy was originally intended to protect high-risk groups. Cherish the children and take them to get vaccinated. "Injections are very safe. There are over 100 million injections in the world, and Hong Kong has received many injections. There are few complications and it is very safe." He emphasized that the best way is to get vaccinated, so that the body Have natural immunity to face the epidemic, lose weight and reduce death.
Parents bring their two sons to dine in before the implementation
Mrs. Chen (pseudonym), a parent who has not vaccinated her children, has two sons who are in Primary 3 and Primary 5. She said in a telephone interview that because she is still worried about vaccines, she does not want the parents to sign the injection.
Mrs. Chen said that after the implementation of the new measures, many places could not take her son there, so she deliberately went to a western restaurant for a big meal beforehand.
It's better to go out to eat suddenly than not to be sleepy at home all of a sudden.
Parent Mrs. Chen (pseudonym)
Passed the selection of the football team and had to withdraw from the team due to not being vaccinated
Chen Tai continued to say that the youngest son himself was selected by the school football team, but he had no choice but to withdraw from the team because he had not been vaccinated.
She believes that under the new measures, it will inevitably cause trouble to the lives of children who have not received injections, such as swimming classes, etc., can not go out (dine-in) for meals, etc., "However, with all the restrictions before, they are used to buying takeaways from housing companies. Or cook it yourself."
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Another parent, Ms. Guo, has a 5-year-old daughter. She said that her daughter was learning ice skating, but she had no choice but to drop out due to limited space. She said she felt her daughter was a little unhappy.
She continued that swimming at her daughter's school is one of the courses in the gymnasium, and she doesn't know how to deal with it for the time being. However, she heard that some school parents pointed out that children without injections should sit in the classroom and read books.
Every girl is a little unhappy, because she likes a coach very much. She has a performance in December. The coach told him that she can perform in a beautiful skirt, but the vaccine is pushed too quickly, and there is no way to participate.
Parent Ms. Guo
▼On September 30, the Medical and Health Bureau announced the relaxation of social distancing measures on October 6▼
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CRC receives 2,000 enquiries
Huang Huiyu, executive director of the Hong Kong Committee on the Rights of the Child, said that since the announcement of the measures, 2,000 inquiries have been received, and some parents are afraid to arrange injections for their children because of their daughter's physical problems or the reaction to the first vaccination.
For example, she pointed out that a parent told the association that their child was a cancer survivor, and the doctor initially suggested not to get injections, but recently they said that they could be vaccinated so that they can enter and leave the premises; another father said that his child had severe skin sensitivity, although injections were not recommended, But failing to issue an exemption certificate, parents feel embarrassed.
Huang emphasized that the association is not against injections, but hopes that the government can face up to some parents who are in difficulty. It is suggested that a hotline should be set up, or a team should be set up to go to the community to explain and understand the dilemma of individual parents, rather than promoting new vaccine arrangements across the board.
She also suggested that the authorities should leave room for these parents in need, such as allowing them to use rapid tests instead of vaccines.
Senior clinical psychologist Pan Mai Ruiwen said that after the vaccine is passed to the age of 5, the lack of social interaction of children without injections will become more serious.
(File photo/Photo by Liang Pengwei)
Senior clinical psychologist Pan Mai Ruiwen said that the epidemic has caused children to lack social interaction. It's like classifying children.
She said that some children would find it unfair, "How about some people get it? Some people don't?" She emphasized that vaccination is very important, but it is not possible to use policies to make xenophobic behaviors to classify children, and believes that parents are dealing with it. very difficult.
Hou Jietai, a professor of the Department of Educational Psychology at CUHK, said that children will not be able to participate in activities for a short period of time, and the impact is relatively small. "In the end, life will be as usual. The restrictions are short-term and will not be relaxed after ten years." However, he is more worried if the children are not vaccinated. , once the risk of being recruited, "just like the elderly, it is very dangerous to get sick."
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