Hong Kong has emerged from its summer flu season, which started late and extended into the new year, but a health official is urging the public to get vaccinated immediately to stave off a looming winter surge.
This year’s summer influenza season began in early September and reached its peak in mid-to-late October. It lasted about four months, with authorities putting the death toll at 345 people, including three children.
Dr Edwin Tsui Lok-kin, controller of the Centre for Health Protection,…
Source: Hong Kong’s late summer flu season is over. But official says jabs still vital
