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Hong Kong will shut kindergartens and primary schools and start offering Covid-19 vaccines for children from the age of five.

It comes as the Chinese-ruled city has seen some local transmissions of the omicron coronavirus variant after three months of no local coronavirus cases at the end of last year.

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/11/hong-kon...curbs.html

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Government advisers had said Sinovac was safe for children as young as three, but had held off on recommending a reduction in the minimum age of 12 for BioNTech, saying they required more data from the manufacturer.

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Hong Kong to step up Covid curbs, start offering Sinovac vaccine to children ages 5 and older

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Hong Kong to step up Covid curbs, start offering Sinovac vaccine to children ages 5 and older

HK  will shut kindergartens and primary schools and start offering COVID-19 vaccines for children from the age of five, the city's leader said on Tuesday, as the financial hub grapples with an increase in coronavirus infections.

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HK  will shut kindergartens and primary schools and start offering COVID-19 vaccines for children from the age of five, the city's leader said on Tuesday, as the financial hub grapples with an increase in coronavirus infections.

Children over five will be able to get the Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine, Lam said. Authorities have cleared the other vaccine available in Hong Kong, made by Germany's BioNTech, for children aged 12 and older.

PAP / Ministry of Education....