Hong Kong lowers age for Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine shot to six months


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HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Hong Kong on Tuesday (Aug 2) reduced the minimum age for getting vaccinated with China's Sinovac Covid-19 shot to six months from three years after several young children became infected with the virus. Adults and children in the Asian financial hub, which retains some of the world's toughest Covid precautions, are required to have at least three coronavirus vaccine shots. "Recently a series of young children have been infected with the new coronavirus. The situation of severe illness and even death is of great concern," the government said in a statement announcing the reduction in age....