According to the Disease Prevention and Control (Vaccine Use) Regulations, the Medical and Health Bureau has approved Fubitx vaccine formulas for babies and toddlers for emergency use in Hong Kong. At present, the Hong Kong government has not announced the rules for using the children’s and 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 version of Fubitai in China Recommendations and lists the differences between the adult version and the formula for children and toddlers as a reference for parents considering vaccinating their children.
The adult version of Fubitai is different from the formula for babies 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. .
Currently, 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 a third of the dose per adult dose, with the same ingredients.
Formula vaccination method for children and young children of the Fubitai vaccine
The Joint Scientific Committee of the Center for Health Protection recommends that babies and toddlers take the first two doses of Fubiquit every 8 weeks, but parents can choose to reduce the interval between their child’s vaccinations to at least 3 weeks.
In accordance with US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines, the infant and toddler version of Forpidil is administered intramuscularly in the United States. Children aged 6 months to 4 years 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 after the second dose; Children between the ages of 5 and 11 can receive two doses of the vaccine Another point. Children between the ages of 5 and 11 can also receive a bivalent dose of Fubitx vaccine as a booster two months after completing the first vaccination course (monovalent vaccine).
Vaccination risks of the pediatric and infant formulas of the Forbitx vaccine
In clinical trials of mRNA vaccines given to children aged 12 years and younger, the most common adverse reactions after vaccination were injection site pain, headache and fatigue, and serious side effects were very rare. According to US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) documents, pediatric and infant formulations of the vaccine can cause side effects such as muscle pain, chills, joint pain, fever, injection site swelling, injection site redness, nausea, reaction allergic, swollen lymph nodes, malaise, loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting, arm pain, fainting, myocarditis, pericarditis, etc. Among them, myocarditis and pericarditis are very rare side effects of the Fubitux vaccine.The Center for Health Protection also of the Hong Kong Department of Health It is recommended that adolescents refrain from strenuous exercise for one week after receiving the Fubitx vaccine .
Additionally, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommends parents inform the healthcare provider providing the vaccine about their child’s medical condition before the child is vaccinated, specifically the following conditions:
Free vaccination sites for children aged 5 to 11
Currently, children aged 5 to 11 must go to the Children’s Community Vaccination Center to receive the Forpidil vaccine due to the special vaccine dilution procedure required for vaccinating children.
Children aged 5 to 11 can receive the Forbidet vaccine free of charge at:
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Children’s Community Vaccination Center, Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, Kowloon Bay
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Children’s Community Vaccination Center, Hong Kong University Hospital Hong Kong, Wong Chuk Hang
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Hong Kong Chinese University Hospital, Shatin
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Kwai Chung Ruined Sports Center
Children from 6 months to 11 years are free to receive the Sinovac vaccine sites:
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Private clinic new corona vaccination station
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General clinic designated by the hospital authority
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Private doctors and clinics providing Sinovac vaccination services
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Children’s Community Vaccination Center, Hong Kong Children’s Hospital, Kowloon Bay
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Maternal and Child Health Center (children aged 6 to 36 months)
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Five Student Health Service Centers under the Department of Health (children / students aged 3-17)
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