Care for Young Children Get Vaccinated Together
| Mother A: | I'll give my newborn the best! |
| Dr Siu: | It's best to arrange for kids aged 6 months or above |
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Dr Ka-Ka SIU Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong |
| Dr Siu: | to get COVID-19 jabs |
| Super: | Get COVID-19 Jabs |
| Dr Siu: | Catching COVID-19 isn't like having a cold or flu. A severe case like encephalitis may lead to intensive care or even death |
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Severe Cases Intensive Care |
| Mother A: | Then pregnant women should get the jab |
| Dr Siu: | Vaccination can reduce severe cases in pregnant women, who can then pass antibodies to the foetus. Newborns can also get the antibodies through breast-feeding from vaccinated mothers |
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Reduce Severe Cases Protect the Foetus and Newborns |
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Care for Young Children Get Vaccinated Together covidvaccine.gov.hk COVID-19 Vaccination Programme logo Emblem of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China |
