Children as young as 12 could begin booking BioNTech shots from Friday and receive the jabs as soon as Monday. Photo: Dickson Lee
Children as young as 12 could begin booking BioNTech shots from Friday and receive the jabs as soon as Monday. Photo: Dickson Lee

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What you need to know about Hong Kong’s Covid-19 vaccination drive for children, and should parents be worried about side effects?

  • Children aged 12 and above can begin booking BioNTech shots from Friday and receive the jabs as soon as Monday
  • Study found the vaccine provided a 100 per cent protection rate after both doses, while no serious adverse events were reported

Children as young as 12 could begin booking BioNTech shots from Friday and receive the jabs as soon as Monday. Photo: Dickson Lee
Children as young as 12 could begin booking BioNTech shots from Friday and receive the jabs as soon as Monday. Photo: Dickson Lee
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