Hong Kong rolls out online consent forms for children’s school flu jabs

Parents can submit online consent forms from Monday for their children’s seasonal flu vaccinations under a school outreach programme, with Hong Kong authorities seeking to simplify procedures. The Centre for Health Protection said on Tuesday that a digital consent system would be introduced on the eHealth mobile application – the city’s electronic health record platform – for the coming school year. “Parents no longer need to manually fill in the information item by item, saving a lot of time...

By Kate Chan