Hong Kong is approaching the winter flu season, but vaccination rates among most age groups remain below the 70 per cent threshold needed for herd immunity, a leading government medical adviser has warned. David Hui Shu-cheong, chairman of the government’s scientific committee on emerging and zoonotic diseases, on Saturday reminded the public to get vaccinated … Read more
Wednesday, 19 February 2025, 11:02 Six more children of different ages have been added to the number of those affected by a measles outbreak which was detected in an unnamed nursery on the Costa del Sol about a week and a half ago. As SUR has been able to confirm, the six new cases – … Read more
A 19-month-old unvaccinated toddler is in a critical condition after contracting the flu, becoming the ninth serious case of influenza in children recorded since January, Hong Kong’s Centre for Health Protection has said. The centre said on Saturday the boy was still being treated in a paediatric intensive care unit in hospital and urged residents … Read more