Liu Yulong, a government expert adviser and chairman of the Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases, said on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program “Millennium” this morning that the scientific committee will discuss next month to lower the vaccination age for the new crown vaccine to under 3 years old. Liu Yulong also personally believes that it is necessary to vaccinate young children with the new crown vaccine as soon as possible to cope with the possible outbreak of the epidemic in winter.
Liu Yulong said that the Department of Health is currently trying to collect data to understand the feasibility of vaccinating young children against the new crown. The scientific committee meeting in August will discuss this matter and examine the serum resistance and safety after vaccination. In terms of safety, Liu Yulong pointed out that he personally thinks that there is no need to worry too much, because now billions of people have been vaccinated around the world, and there have been no large-scale safety problems.
Regarding the vaccination dose for children under the age of 3, Liu Yulong said that the Hong Kong government has not purchased the children’s version of the vaccine for the time being. If children aged 3 to 11 are vaccinated with Fubitai vaccine, the dose needs to be diluted to about 1/3 of the adult dose. However, if children aged 3 or below are vaccinated with Fubitix, it needs to be further diluted to 1/10 of the adult dose. Liu Yulong admits that the actual operation is quite difficult; if it is not feasible, he personally thinks that it is necessary for children under 3 years old to play together. The three-needle Kexing is a feasible solution, and it also achieves sufficient protection. He also mentioned that at present, if children aged 3 to 11 are vaccinated with Sinovac, the dose is the same as that of adults.
As for the vaccination interval, Liu Yulong pointed out that the first and second needles should be separated by 1 month, and the interval between the second and third needles can be as long as 4 to 5 months, but if more people are to be vaccinated as soon as possible, the second The distance between the needle and the third needle can be shortened. Liu Yulong also pointed out that if you are worried about the possibility of an outbreak in winter, the preparations for vaccinating young children are “running out of time”. Two needles.