Four new Hong Kong measles cases confirmed, with one nurse affected, and this month’s vaccine deliveries set to fall short
- The 20-year-old nurse works in the medical ward of Princess Margaret Hospital, where a radiographer was found to be infected this week
- One supplier of vaccines has told the Department of Health there will be a change in the supplies set to arrive in April
Another medical worker in Hong Kong has contracted measles, it was confirmed on Friday, while the city will face a vaccine shortage during the Easter travel season as doses from one supplier will fail to arrive this month.
Amid the global wave of measles, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) recorded four new cases, pushing the total number of cases to 54 this year, with 24 of those afflicted working at Hong Kong International Airport.
Among the new patients was a 20-year-old female nurse who works in the medical ward of Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung, where a radiographer was also found to be infected this week.
According to the authority, the nurse had been vaccinated against measles with two doses, was in good health and had no recent record of travelling. She did however work in the ward that had received a 46-year-old female patient who discharged herself against medical advice and was later readmitted with measles.
“The nurse developed a fever on March 31 and rash on April 3. She was admitted to Tin Shui Wai Hospital on April 4 and then transferred to Tuen Mun Hospital for isolation,” the CHP said. “She is currently in a stable condition.”
