By The SUN
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Health officials have again called on parents to get their children vaccinated against Covid-19 as another infected toddler was put under intensive care Monday after developing croup, a respiratory infection.
Dr Lau Ka-hin of the Hospital Authority said during the daily press brieifing that the two-year-old boy developed a fever and flu-like symptoms on Friday. Earlier today, he started having shortness of breath so he was rushed to hospital.
His condition was initially classified as critical but he is now said to be stable. However, he still had to undergo tracheal intubation and remains under observation in the intensive care unit.
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Separately, government expert Prof Lau Yu-lung said that the boy did not get jabs, and some of his family members have confirmed cases. The side-effect is common among young children.
“The airways of toddlers are more narrow than adults,’ which can easily lead the patients to coma due to lack of oxygen if they get an infection in the airway and suffer with its swelling,” Prof Lau said.
Croup killed a 22-month-old girl on Aug 1, just days after
she was airlifted from
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On Saturday, a girl aged eight years and nine months was also rushed to hospital after contracting Covid, and is suspected of also having croup. Her condition is still listed as critical.
The doctors said there has been an increase in the number of infected children developing croup lately, so early diagnosis plus vaccination is crucial.
The expert said around 2.6 percent of children aged between six months and three years have had a Covid jab since it was made available to this age group on Aug 4, which he said was “a tiny number.”
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Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan of the Centre for Health Protection said children make up a big number of those who needed hospitalization after testing positive for the virus.
“The ratio of toddlers under three years old who were confirmed with Covid take up 1.8 percent of the whole cases,” Chuang said, “and the percentage of children between three to nine years old is 5.5%.”
Meanwhile, a total of 4,896 cases were reported today, of which 197 were imported. There were four related deaths.
The latest fatalities were aged 63 to 91, with the youngest of them not getting vaccinated or receiving any treatment for Covid despite testing positive.
The man tested positive on Aug7 and did not receive treatment until he tested negative on Aug 13. But his condition turned for the worse yesterday and he was certified dead at the hospital.
Lau it is important for the elderly to go for medical consultation as soon as they test positive for Covid.
“People aged above 60 should seek treatment as soon as possible no matter if any symptom appears,” Lau stressed, “and encouraged to take Covid oral drugs.”
A total of 1,783 patients are now receiving treatment in public hospitals, after 230 more patients were admitted over the past 24 hours.
Among them, 29 are in critical condition and 12 of these patients are in intensive care.
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