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Coronavirus vaccination: will extending jabs to younger Hong Kong children lead city out of tough, zero-Covid policy? Experts urge move, but parents fear long-term effects




Vaccinating children against the coronavirus will enable Hong Kong to exit its tough zero-Covid policy, medical experts have said, even as parents raised concerns about giving the German-made BioNTech jab to children as young as five.Government medical advisers on Wednesday recommended that children aged five to 11 be allowed to receive BioNTech shots as soon as possible amid an outbreak of the Omicron variant, even though the vaccine’s distributor has not applied to lower the current age…



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