The Hong Kong Paediatric Society, the Hong Kong Society of Childhood Immunoallergy and Infectious Diseases, the Hong Kong Academy of Paediatric Nursing and the Hong Kong Society of Paediatric Nurses issued a joint statement today (30th), stating that paediatric experts have observed that some children and adolescents will develop “children’s symptoms” after recovering from the new coronavirus infection. In the case of multi-system inflammatory syndrome” and “long-term new crown”, most children have not received the new crown vaccine or have been vaccinated for less than 14 days. We call on every infant, child and adolescent of 6 months or above to complete the new crown vaccine as soon as possible. , to prevent severe disease, acute complications, hospitalization, death, and medium and long-term sequelae.
The joint statement pointed out that after some children and adolescents recover from the new crown virus infection, they will develop a serious complication of “multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children”, the English name is MIS-C for short, and the vast majority of children have not been vaccinated against the new crown virus. Even though the symptoms were mild when initially infected with the new coronavirus, after about 2 to 8 weeks of recovery, he developed persistent fever, red rash on the body, eye inflammation, “strawberry tongue” and different body organs including heart, brain, Inflammation of the liver and kidneys.
Most children with “Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children” require intensive treatment, using ventilators, cardiotonic drugs and high-dose steroids to stabilize the condition. In severe cases, it can even kill the children. It is also found that some children and adolescents will have long-term damage to different body organs even after they recover, and there is a risk of long-term sequelae. It is necessary to closely follow up on future progress in the future.
In addition, the statement pointed out that clinical observations have found that about 19% of infected children and adolescents have “long-term new crown” after recovery. These symptoms can involve multiple body organs and affect the daily life of patients to a considerable extent. Symptoms, conditions, and severity vary from person to person. Clinical observations in Hong Kong found that the most common symptoms in children included insomnia, headache, persistent tiredness, and poor memory and cognitive abilities that affected learning.
The statement also said that clinical data show that the two new crown vaccines currently in use in Hong Kong can produce sufficient immunity and are safe and effective. According to the expert recommendations of the joint scientific committee and the expert advisory group, children from 6 months to 4 years old can be vaccinated with Sinovac vaccine, and children and adolescents from 5 to 17 years old can receive Sinovac vaccine or Fubitai vaccine.
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