The government had earlier approved lowering the age threshold for vaccination to 6-month-old children, but only Sinovac vaccines are provided.
The government announced yesterday (12th) that the infant version (6 months to 4 years old) and the children's version (5 years old to 11 years old) Fubitai vaccine are approved for emergency use in Hong Kong, but the supply time and vaccination information are not yet known.
Liu Yulong, a government expert consultant and chairman of the Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases, said on a radio program this morning (13th) that neither he nor the WHO recommends "ditch acupuncture" for young children, emphasizing that both Fubitai and Kexing are effective and insignificant. Separately, due to the new epidemic situation in winter, it is recommended that parents do not wait for Fubitai and give their children injections as soon as possible.
He also said that this afternoon, the committee will discuss reducing the interval between the first two doses of children's vaccines, from the current 8 weeks to a shorter interval, and will discuss whether the interval between vaccinations can be shortened to no less than 4 weeks if parents feel it is urgent.
▼August 28, Caiyun Community Center's New Crown Vaccination Day for Elders and Children▼
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Liu Yulong said that there are currently about 120,000 young children aged 3 or below in Hong Kong, and the vaccine coverage rate is only 18%, that is, more than 100,000 people have not been vaccinated. In the past, 22,000 young children were infected, two died and 20 others Severe disease means that one out of every 10,000 infected children will die, and two out of every 1,000 will be seriously ill.
He said that the side effects of the vaccine are only fever and acupuncture pain in a small number of people. Forbitaxide is more than Kexing, and it will subside quickly. The children's version of Fubitai is diluted by 10% compared with the adult version, and the vaccination interval is longer. Juvenile myocarditis It has been controlled to tens of thousands of people, and no one has appeared. "Take 10,000 steps back, if parents are not worried, they will call Kexing."
As for whether it should be "ditch acupuncture", he said that neither himself nor the WHO recommend trench acupuncture, and said that the study showed that whether it is two injections of Kexing or two injections of Fubitai, the efficiency of preventing severe cases in hospital is 90%, and will continue to take more A lot of data research, and emphasized that there is no difference between the two vaccines, "I know that some people are resistant to a certain vaccine, so I have nothing to say."
▼On August 23, Yang He Beiyin went to West Kowloon Maternal and Child Health Center to inspect infants and young children for injection▼
As for the 5-11-year-old children who had been vaccinated with the first dose of the adult version of Fubitai, he said that the second dose could be considered to switch to the children's version of Fubitai. %, coupled with the reduction of the applicable age of the vaccine pass, it is difficult to push the vaccination rate higher. It is believed that the demand for vaccines is not large, and there is no need to buy too many children's version of Fubitai, on the contrary, the children's version of the vaccine needs to be bought more.
Liu Yulong, Chairman of the Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Chair Professor of the Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Sciences at HKU.
(File photo / Photo by Ou Jiale)
Asked whether the young children and the children's version of Fubitai can be vaccinated before the new wave of epidemics in winter?
Liu Yulong believes that parents should not wait and arrange for their children to be vaccinated as soon as possible, because Kexing and Fubitai are equally good, "Some people do not want to fight Kexing for psychological reasons, so they need an additional channel", and emphasizes the safety of Kexing There are more guarantees. If parents do not want their children to be vaccinated with Sinovac for different reasons, they can choose Fubitai.
Liu also said that the committee members will hold a meeting this afternoon to discuss relaxing the current interval between the first two doses of children's vaccinations, and discuss whether it can be shortened from 8 weeks to no less than 4 weeks if some parents feel it is urgent.
He emphasized that he will consider safety first, but due to the recent increase in the number of confirmed cases, he is caught in a dilemma and may discuss flexible handling.
▼On September 30, the vaccine pass will be reduced to 5 years old and apply on the first day▼
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