Expert urges vaccination after eight-year-old girl with cold symptoms dies

Mike Kwan Yat-wah, president of the Asian Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases, has urged the public to take preventive measures against viruses, such as getting vaccinated, after an eight-year-old girl with cold symptoms died.

The girl was certified dead at Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital after being found unconscious at her home last Wednesday (June 10). 

Sources indicated that she had recently suffered from a cold and a fever.

Kwan said health authorities would need to conduct a detailed investigation into the case, warning that infections such as influenza and Covid-19 can deteriorate rapidly and become fatal.

While acknowledging that a patient's own immunity issues or congenital metabolic diseases can also cause an illness to worsen quickly, he emphasized that maintaining personal and environmental protections is crucial.

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