Patrick Ip, a specialist paediatric from the University of Hong Kong said on a radio programme on Saturday that the death of the four children in the last four months emphasizes the necessity for the parents to make vaccination arrangements for their kids.
He said that with the summer flu season approaching, only 30 to 40 per cent of school children had been inoculated. "The four children who died of influenza in the past four months were all unvaccinated," he said.
He stressed that this flu outbreak will not be as bad as it used to be because Hongkongers are more aware of hygiene after the COVID-19 pandemic.
"People's awareness of prevention is still relatively high. For example, many people still have the habit of wearing masks and washing their hands often. So, we expect that this influenza outbreak will not be as serious as before," he said.
Ip urged parents to arrange flu jabs for their kids to prevent any uptick as the summer holiday ends.
香港健康專家表示家長應為孩子安排流感疫苗注射
香港大學兒科專科醫生葉偉明周六在電台節目中表示，過去四個月內四名兒童的死亡凸顯了家長為孩子安排疫苗接種的必要性。
他說，隨著夏季流感季節的臨近，只有30%至40%的學童接種了疫苗。 他說： “過去四個月內死於流感的四名兒童都沒有接種疫苗。”
他強調，這次流感爆發不會像以前那麼嚴重，因為香港人在COVID-19大流行後更加註重衛生。
“人們的預防意識還是比較高的，比如很多人還是有戴口罩、勤洗手的習慣，所以我們預計這次流感疫情不會像以前那麼嚴重。”他說。
葉建議家長為孩子準備流感疫苗，以預防流感。暑假結束後，葉建議家長為年幼的孩子安排流感疫苗，以防止病例上升。
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