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Hong Kong authorities pressure schools over flu vaccination participation

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Hong Kong authorities pressure schools over flu vaccination participation

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  • Health authorities in Hong Kong have publicly named over 160 schools for not arranging on-campus flu vaccinations.
  • The Department of Health warned that Hong Kong has entered flu season, with significant increases in flu-like illness outbreaks.
  • Among the named schools are 11 international schools from the English Schools Foundation and several elite private institutions.
  • Officials emphasized that influenza vaccination is crucial to reducing serious complications in children and improving school attendance.
  • Education sector representatives criticized the move as unfair, stating it does not account for reasons schools opted out of the voluntary program.

For the full article, visit South China Morning Post.

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