According to the Prevention and Control of Disease (Use of Vaccines) Regulations, the Medical and Health Bureau has approved the children’s and young children’s formulas of Fubitx vaccine for emergency use in Hong Kong. At present, the Hong Kong government has not announced the use rules of the children’s and young children’s version of Fubitai. The following is a combination of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for parents who vaccinated children and young children’s version of Fubitai in China. Recommendations, and lists the differences between the adult version and the children’s and young children’s formula for the reference of parents considering vaccinating their children.
The adult version of Fubitai is different from the formula for children and toddlers
Sabrina Assoumou, an infectious disease expert at Boston University, pointed out that the adult version of Fubitai and the children’s formula are the same mRNA vaccines, the maximum dose is the dose, and three doses of the adult dose can safely provide a sufficient immune response to children aged 5 to 11 years old. .
At present, the dose and composition of the Fubitai vaccine administered by the Hong Kong government to adolescents aged 12 to 17 are the same as for adults. Children between the ages of 5 and 11 receive one-third the dose per dose of adults, with the same ingredients.
Children’s and young children’s formula vaccination method of Fubitai vaccine
The Joint Scientific Committee under the Centre for Health Protection recommends that children and young children take the first two doses of Fubiquit every 8 weeks, but parents can choose to shorten the interval between their children’s vaccinations to at least 3 weeks.
In accordance with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines, the children and young children version of Forpidil is administered intramuscularly in the United States. Children 6 months to 4 years old can receive three doses of the vaccine, the first two doses can be given 3 weeks apart, and the third dose can be vaccinated 8 weeks following the second dose; children 5 to 11 years old can receive two doses of the vaccine. One more stitch. Children aged 5 to 11 can also receive a dose of Fubitx bivalent vaccine as a booster two months following completing the first round of vaccination (monovalent vaccine).
Vaccination Risks of Pediatric and Toddler Formulas of Forbitx Vaccine
In clinical trials of mRNA vaccines administered to children 12 years of age or younger, the most common adverse reactions following vaccination were injection site pain, headache and fatigue, and serious side effects were very rare. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) documents, the pediatric and toddler formulations of the vaccine may cause side effects such as muscle pain, chills, joint pain, fever, swelling at the injection site, redness at the injection site, nausea, Allergic reaction, swollen lymph nodes, feeling unwell, loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting, arm pain, fainting, myocarditis, pericarditis, etc. Among them, myocarditis and pericarditis are very rare side effects of Fubitux vaccine. The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health in Hong Kong also It is recommended that adolescents refrain from strenuous exercise for one week following receiving the Fubitx vaccine.
In addition, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends that parents should let the health care provider who provides the vaccine know their child’s medical condition before the child is vaccinated, especially the following conditions:
Free vaccination locations for children aged 5 to 11
Currently, children aged 5 to 11 need to go to the Children’s Community Vaccination Center to receive the Forpidil vaccine due to the special vaccine dilution procedure required for the vaccination of children.
Children aged 5 to 11 are free to receive the Forbidet vaccine at:
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Children’s Community Vaccination Centre, Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, Kowloon Bay
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Children’s Community Vaccination Centre, Hong Kong University Hospital Hong Kong, Wong Chuk Hang
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hospital, Shatin
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Kwai Chung Ruinsted Sports Centre
Children from 6 months to 11 years old are free to receive Sinovac vaccine locations:
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Private clinic new crown vaccination station
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Hospital Authority Designated General Out-patient Clinic
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Private doctors and clinics providing Sinovac Vaccination services
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Children’s Community Vaccination Centre, Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, Kowloon Bay
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Maternal and Child Health Centre (toddlers from 6 to 36 months old)
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Five Student Health Service Centres under the Department of Health (children/students aged 3 to 17)
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