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Health officials in Hong Kong have expressed concern over falling child vaccination rates amid an extended flu season that began in June and shows no signs of ending soon. Centre for Health Protection controller Edwin Tsui Lok-kin reported that while 900,000 doses of the flu vaccine have been administered since September 17, this is a slight decrease of about 10% compared to the same period last year when one million doses were given. Specifically, vaccination uptake among children aged two to eleven has dropped by five percentage points, raising worries due to recent unvaccinated child deaths from influenza and an expected longer flu season this year.

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A senior Hong Kong health official has warned of increased influenza risks due to falling child vaccination rates and an extended flu season. Centre for Health Protection controller Edwin Tsui Lok-kin noted that since September 17, more than 900,000 doses of the flu vaccine have been administered, a slight decrease from the same period last year when 1 million doses were given. The current flu season began in June and shows no signs of easing, with vaccination rates among children aged two to eleven declining by five percentage points compared to previous years. This warning comes after the death of a second unvaccinated child due to influenza, raising concerns about public health. Tsui predicts that this year’s flu season will last longer than last year's due to changes in the virus strain.

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Falling child vaccination rates raise concern as Hong Kong flu deaths rise Edwin Tsui says the season is likely to last longer than last year’s, with uptake among children aged two to 11 down five percentage points asserted

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A senior Hong Kong health official has warned of a higher risk of influenza infection as vaccination rates fall and the city’s summer flu season stretches on, following the death of a second unvaccinated child from influenza. asserted

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Centre for Health Protection controller Edwin Tsui Lok-kin issued the warning as Hong Kong’s current flu season, which began in June, shows no sign of easing. asserted

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He said authorities were monitoring possible changes in how the virus spreads after two consecutive summer flu seasons. asserted

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“Since September 17, we have administered more than 900,000 doses of the flu vaccine. asserted

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Compared with the same period last year, when we had given one million doses, there has been a slight decrease of about 10 per cent,” Tsui said. asserted

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We are now at about week 16, with no sign of it waning. asserted

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So I expect this year’s season to be longer than last year’s,” he said, attributing the change to a shift in the virus strain. asserted

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