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Hong Kong Public Health adviser urged to get both flu and COVID-19 shots right now

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Hong Kong public health adviser speaking on RTHK commercial radio programme on Saturday (14th of October, 2023) told the residents to get both flu and COVID shots ahead of the winter season.


Professor, David Hui said over fifty per cent that lately down with critical cases of influenza have not gotten their flu injections. He reiterated that the good time to get the jab is presently before the winter peak evolved. He also advised people to seize the opportunity to receive the latest vaccine against COVID-19, as he expects cases to peak again next month.


"The last Covid peak was from April to June, especially in May. Generally, antibodies tend to decline to a lower level after about six months. Therefore, it is expected that there will be another peak around November," Prof said.


He said further that while health authorities aim to provide third-generation vaccines in December, high-risk individuals should not wait and should get vaccinated as soon as possible.


He added, "We are calling on high-risk groups to get booster shots earlier if it has been more than six months since their last vaccination or infection".



香港公共衛生顧問敦促立即註射流感和 COVID-19 疫苗



香港公共衛生顧問週六(2023 年 10 月 14 日)在香港電台商業廣播節目中發表講話,告訴居民在冬季到來之前接種流感和新冠疫苗。

許大衛教授表示,最近出現流感危重病例的百分之五十以上沒有接受流感注射。 他重申,接種疫苗的最佳時機是在冬季高峰到來之前。 他還建議人們抓住機會接種最新的 COVID-19 疫苗,因為他預計病例下個月將再次達到頂峰。

「上一次新冠疫情高峰是在4月至6月,尤其是5月。一般來說,抗體往往會在六個月左右下降到較低水平。因此,預計11月左右還會出現另一個高峰, 」教授說。

他進一步表示,雖然衛生當局的目標是在 12 月提供第三代疫苗,但高風險族群不應等待,應盡快接種疫苗。

他補充說,「我們呼籲高風險族群如果距離上次接種疫苗或感染已經超過六個月,請儘早接種加強劑」。

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