Hong Kong parents urged to vaccinate children amid triple threat of flu, Covid-19 and RSV
Medical expert warns city faces high levels of influenza, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus following the year's first child flu death.
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Hong Kong parents are urged to vaccinate their children against respiratory infections as the city faces a triple threat from influenza, Covid-19, and RSV, following its first child flu death of the year.
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Why It Matters
Hong Kong is experiencing a summer flu season coinciding with high levels of Covid-19 and RSV cases.
Hong Kong parents should have their children vaccinated against respiratory infections as the city faces a triple threat from influenza, Covid-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a medical expert has said.
Dr Mike Kwan Yat-wah, an honorary clinical associate professor in the University of Hong Kong’s department of paediatrics and adolescent medicine, warned on Saturday that the current summer flu season had yet to reach its peak. His remarks came four days after the city recorded its first child death from flu this year.
“The number [of flu cases] remains high and there is no sign of it dropping yet, therefore it is unclear when the peak will arrive,” he said.
Covid-19 and RSV cases were also at high levels, Kwan said, warning that Hong Kong was under threat from three types of infections.
“We are now under the triple attack of flu, Covid-19 and RSV … this triple whammy is happening in Hong Kong and neighbouring areas,” he said.
He urged parents to have their children vaccinated if they had not already done so.
Open Questions
- When will the current flu season peak in Hong Kong?
