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Neutralizing antibody titres in SARS-CoV-2 infections by Lau, Eric H. Y., Tsang, Owen T. Y., Hui, David S. C., Kwan, Mike Y. W., Chan, Wai-hung, Chiu, Susan S., Ko, Ronald L. W., Chan, Kin H., Cheng, Samuel M. S., Perera, Ranawaka A. P. M., Cowling, Benjamin J., Poon, Leo L. M., Peiris, Malik

“…The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic poses the greatest global public health challenge in a century. Neutralizing antibody is a correlate of protection and data on kinetics…”
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SARS-CoV-2 specific T cell responses are lower in children and increase with age and time after infection by Cohen, Carolyn A., Li, Athena P. Y., Hachim, Asmaa, Hui, David S. C., Kwan, Mike Y. W., Tsang, Owen T. Y., Chiu, Susan S., Chan, Wai Hung, Yau, Yat Sun, Kavian, Niloufar, Ma, Fionn N. L., Lau, Eric H. Y., Cheng, Samuel M. S., Poon, Leo L. M., Peiris, Malik, Valkenburg, Sophie A.

“…SARS-CoV-2 infection of children leads to a mild illness and the immunological differences with adults are unclear. Here, we report SARS-CoV-2 specific T cell…”
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Comprehending the allergen repertoire of shrimp for precision molecular diagnosis of shrimp allergy by Wai, Christine Y. Y., Leung, Nicki Y. H., Leung, Agnes S. Y., Ngai, Sai Ming, Pacharn, Punchama, Yau, Yat Sun, Rosa Duque, Jaime Sou Da, Kwan, Mike Y. W., Jirapongsananuruk, Orathai, Chan, Wai Hung, Chua, Gilbert T., Lee, Qun Ui, Piboonpocanun, Surapon, Ho, Po Ki, Wong, Joshua S. C., Li, Shanshan, Xu, Kary J. Y., Wong, Gary W. K., Chu, Ka Hou, Leung, Patrick S. C., Vichyanond, Pakit, Leung, Ting Fan

“…Background Clinical management of shrimp allergy is hampered by the lack of accurate tests. Molecular diagnosis has been shown to more accurately reflect the…”
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SARS-CoV-2 accessory proteins reveal distinct serological signatures in children by Hachim, Asmaa, Gu, Haogao, Kavian, Otared, Mori, Masashi, Kwan, Mike Y. W., Chan, Wai Hung, Yau, Yat Sun, Chiu, Susan S., Tsang, Owen T. Y., Hui, David S. C., Mok, Chris K. P., Ma, Fionn N. L., Lau, Eric H. Y., Amarasinghe, Gaya K., Qavi, Abraham J., Cheng, Samuel M. S., Poon, Leo L. M., Peiris, J. S. Malik, Valkenburg, Sophie A., Kavian, Niloufar

“…The antibody response magnitude and kinetics may impact clinical severity, serological diagnosis and long-term protection of COVID-19, which may play a role in…”
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Normative values of motor performance and their relationship with BMI status in Hong Kong preschoolers by Yip, Ka-Man, So, Hung-Kwan, Tung, Keith T. S., Wong, Rosa S., Tso, Winnie W. Y., Wong, Ian C. K., Yam, Jason C., Kwan, Mike Y. W., Louie, Lobo H. T., Lee, Albert, Wong, Wilfred H. S., Hui, Lai-Ling, Nelson, E. A. S., Ip, Patrick

“…This study aimed to establish sex- and age-specific reference values for motor performance (MP) in Hong Kong preschoolers aged 3–5 years old and examine the…”
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Vulnerability and resilience in children during the COVID-19 pandemic by Tso, Winnie W. Y., Wong, Rosa S., Tung, Keith T. S., Rao, Nirmala, Fu, King Wa, Yam, Jason C. S., Chua, Gilbert T., Chen, Eric Y. H., Lee, Tatia M. C., Chan, Sherry K. W., Wong, Wilfred H. S., Xiong, Xiaoli, Chui, Celine S., Li, Xue, Wong, Kirstie, Leung, Cynthia, Tsang, Sandra K. M., Chan, Godfrey C. F., Tam, Paul K. H., Chan, Ko Ling, Kwan, Mike Y. W., Ho, Marco H. K., Chow, Chun Bong, Wong, Ian C. K., lp, Patrick

“…Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is having a profound impact on the health and development of children worldwide. There is limited…”
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Impact assessment of non-pharmaceutical interventions against coronavirus disease 2019 and influenza in Hong Kong: an observational study by Cowling, Benjamin J, Ali, Sheikh Taslim, Ng, Tiffany W Y, Tsang, Tim K, Li, Julian C M, Fong, Min Whui, Liao, Qiuyan, Kwan, Mike YW, Lee, So Lun, Chiu, Susan S, Wu, Joseph T, Wu, Peng, Leung, Gabriel M

“…A range of public health measures have been implemented to suppress local transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Hong Kong. We examined the…”
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Response to the Letter to the Editor on “Clinical characteristics of unvaccinated or incompletely vaccinated children with neurological manifestations due to SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron infection” by Tso, Winnie W.‐Y., Kwan, Mike Y.‐W., Ip, Patrick, Chan, Jasper F.‐W.

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Influenza vaccine effectiveness against hospitalizations associated with influenza A(H3N2) in Hong Kong children aged 9 months to 17 years, June-November 2023 by Murphy, Caitriona, Kwan, Mike Y.W., Chan, Eunice L.Y., Wong, Joshua S.C., Sullivan, Sheena G., Peiris, Malik, Cowling, Benjamin J., Lee, So-Lun

“…A test negative study was carried out from 13 June through to 15 November 2023 enrolling 3183 children hospitalized with acute respiratory illness in Hong…”
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Changing pattern of pediatric anaphylaxis in Hong Kong, 2010–2019 by Leung, Agnes S. Y., Li, Rebecca M. Y., Au, Ann W. S., Rosa Duque, Jaime Sou, Ho, Po Ki, Chua, Gilbert T., Wong, Chi Hang, Luk, David C. K., Kwan, Mike Y. W., Yau, Yat Sun, Wong, Gary W. K., Leung, Ting Fan

“…Background Anaphylaxis is a significant health burden in most Western countries, but there are little published data on the incidence and pattern of…”
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Assessment of SARS-CoV-2 Immunity in Convalescent Children and Adolescents by Tsang, Hing Wai, Chua, Gilbert T, To, Kelvin K W, Wong, Joshua S C, Tu, Wenwei, Kwok, Janette S Y, Wong, Wilfred H S, Wang, Xiwei, Zhang, Yanmei, Rosa Duque, Jaime S, Chan, Godfrey C F, Chu, Wai Kit, Pang, C P, Tam, Paul K H, Lau, Yu Lung, Wong, Ian C K, Leung, W H, Yuen, Kwok-Yung, Kwan, Mike Y W, Ip, Patrick

“…Persistence of protective immunity for SARS-CoV-2 is important against reinfection. Knowledge on SARS-CoV-2 immunity in pediatric patients is currently…”
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Influenza vaccine effectiveness against influenza-associated hospitalization in children in Hong Kong, 2010–2020 by Chua, Huiying, Kwan, Mike Y.W., Chan, Eunice L.Y., Wong, Joshua S.C., Peiris, J.S. Malik, Cowling, Benjamin J., Chiu, Susan S.

“…•Influenza vaccination was effective in preventing influenza-associated hospitalizations in children of all ages despite that influenza viruses circulated…”
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Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 infection in unvaccinated hospitalized children: comparison to influenza and parainfluenza infections by Tso, Winnie W.Y., Kwan, Mike Y.W., Wang, Yu Liang, Leung, Lok Kan, Leung, Daniel, Chua, Gilbert T., Ip, Patrick, Fong, Daniel Y.T., Wong, Wilfred H.S., Chan, Sophelia H.S., Chan, Jasper F.W., Peiris, Malik, Lau, Yu Lung, Rosa Duque, Jaime S.

“…There has been a rapid surge of hospitalization due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omicron variants globally. The severity…”
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Influenza vaccination effectiveness in preventing influenza hospitalization in children, Hong Kong, winter 2019/20 by Chiu, Susan S., Chua, Huiying, Kwan, Mike Y.W., Chan, Eunice L.Y., Wong, Joshua S.C., Peiris, J.S. Malik, Cowling, Benjamin J.

“…•Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 was the predominant circulating strain during the winter influenza season 2019/20 in Hong Kong.•Influenza vaccination reduced the risk…”
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Comorbidity of ADHD and allergic diseases in early adolescence: The role of parental smoking at home by Wong, Rosa S., Tung, Keith T. S., Leung, Hugo E., Chow, Reena, Chua, Gilbert T., Ho, Macro H. K., Tso, Winnie W. Y., Fung, Genevieve P. G., Tao, Victoria Q. C., Kwan, Mike Y. W., Lum, Terry Y. S., Wong, Ian C. K., Ip, Patrick

“…A growing body of research suggests an association between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and allergic disorders, but little work has been…”
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Saliva viral load better correlates with clinical and immunological profiles in children with coronavirus disease 2019 by Chua, Gilbert T., Wong, Joshua S. C., To, Kelvin K. W., Lam, Ivan C. S., Yau, Felix Y. S., Chan, Wai Hung, Ho, Polly P. K., Duque, Jaime S. R., Yip, Cyril C. Y., Ng, Anthony C. K., Wong, Wilfred H. S., Kwong, Joyce H. Y., Leung, Kate F. S., Wan, P. T., Lam, Kelly, Wong, Ian C. K., Kwok, Janette, Ho, Marco H. K., Chan, Godfrey C. F., Lau, Yu Lung, Ip, Patrick, Kwan, Mike Y. W.

“…Pediatric COVID-19 studies exploring the relationships between NPS and saliva viral loads, clinical and immunological profiles are lacking. Demographics,…”
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Long-term persistence of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody responses after infection and estimates of the duration of protection by Lau, Eric HY, Hui, David SC, Tsang, Owen TY, Chan, Wai-Hung, Kwan, Mike YW, Chiu, Susan S, Cheng, Samuel MS, Ko, Ronald LW, Li, John KC, Chaothai, Sara, Tsang, Chi H, Poon, Leo LM, Peiris, Malik

“…The duration of immunity in SARS-CoV-2 infected people remains unclear. Neutralizing antibody responses are the best available correlate of protection against…”
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Physical Fitness and Body Mass Index Status of Hong Kong Primary Schoolchildren across the COVID-19 Pandemic, before and after School Closure by Yip, Ka-man, Wong, Sam W.S., So, Hung-kwan, Tso, Winnie W.Y., Siu, Parco M.F., Wong, Ian C.K., Yam, Jason C., Kwan, Mike Y.W., Lum, Terry Y.S., Louie, Lobo H.T., Lee, Albert, Wong, Wilfred H.S., Ip, Patrick

“…To determine whether health-related physical fitness and body mass index (BMI) status differed before and after school closure from the COVID-19 pandemic in a…”
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Effectiveness of Partial and Full Influenza Vaccination Among Children Aged <9 Years in Hong Kong, 2011–2019 by Chua, Huiying, Chiu, Susan S, Chan, Eunice L Y, Feng, Shuo, Kwan, Mike Y W, Wong, Joshua S C, Peiris, J S Malik, Cowling, Benjamin J

“…Abstract Background Two doses of influenza vaccination are recommended for previously unvaccinated children aged <9 years, and receipt of 1 dose is sometimes…”
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Effectiveness of influenza vaccination on influenza-associated hospitalisations over time among children in Hong Kong: a test-negative case-control study by Feng, Shuo, Chiu, Susan S, Chan, Eunice L Y, Kwan, Mike Y W, Wong, Joshua S C, Leung, Chi-Wai, Chung Lau, Yiu, Sullivan, Sheena G, Malik Peiris, J S, Cowling, Benjamin J

“…The protection conferred by influenza vaccination is generally thought to last less than a year, necessitating annual revaccination. However, the speed with…”
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