As Hong Kong's schools reopen after a summer marked by grief and anxiety, health authorities are calling on families to act before the classroom becomes a vector. One child has died and others remain in critical condition amid an influenza surge that began in late June — a reminder that seasonal illness, when met with complacency, can carry irreversible consequences. The city's vaccination programme, set to begin September 17, represents not merely a medical intervention but a collective reckoning with how communities protect their most vulnerable before the storm intensifies.
Hong Kong urges flu vaccination as schools reopen amid summer spike
One child death reported among 11 severe pediatric flu cases; two children in critical condition, one in serious condition.