Hong Kong Authorizes China-Made COVID-19 Jabs for Children Aged 3–17

Hong Kong Authorizes China-Made COVID-19 Jabs for Children Aged 3–17
Children wearing masks cross a road during a Lunar New Year of the Rat public holiday in Hong Kong on Jan. 27, 2020. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images
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Hong Kong has lowered the age limit for China’s Sinovac vaccine from 18 to 3 years old, as the regime in Beijing pursues a zero-COVID-19 policy and a broader vaccination campaign.

“Adolescents aged 12 to 17 will be accorded priority to receive the [Sinovac-]CoronaVac vaccine, with a view to extending to children of a younger age group at a later stage,”  Sophia Chan, the secretary of Hong Kong’s Food and Health, said in a statement on Saturday.

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