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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Childhood Immunisation Programme (HKCIP)
Last reviewed: 2024-01
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The HKCIP is managed by the Department of Health. All listed vaccines are provided free of charge at Maternal and Child Health Centres. Hexavalent Infanrix Hexa replaced separate DTP/IPV/Hib/HepB injections from 2016. HPV vaccination (Gardasil 9) was extended to both boys and girls in Secondary 1 (~age 12–13) from 2023.
Mandatory
Recommended
Birth
BCG
Tuberculosis (BCG)
BCG Vaccine
Dose 1
· mandatory
Given within 24 hours of birth
HepB
Hepatitis B
Engerix-B
Dose 1
· mandatory
1 month
HepB
Hepatitis B
Engerix-B
Dose 2
· mandatory
2 months
D
T
aP
IPV
Hib
HepB
Diphtheria ·
Tetanus ·
Pertussis (whooping cough) ·
Polio (inactivated) ·
Haemophilus influenzae type b ·
Hepatitis B
Infanrix Hexa
Dose 1
· mandatory
Hexavalent (DTaP-IPV-Hib-HepB)
PCV
Pneumococcal
Prevenar 13
Dose 1
· mandatory
4 months
D
T
aP
IPV
Hib
HepB
Diphtheria ·
Tetanus ·
Pertussis (whooping cough) ·
Polio (inactivated) ·
Haemophilus influenzae type b ·
Hepatitis B
Infanrix Hexa
Dose 2
· mandatory
PCV
Pneumococcal
Prevenar 13
Dose 2
· mandatory
6 months
D
T
aP
IPV
Hib
HepB
Diphtheria ·
Tetanus ·
Pertussis (whooping cough) ·
Polio (inactivated) ·
Haemophilus influenzae type b ·
Hepatitis B
Infanrix Hexa
Dose 3
· mandatory
12 months
M
Mu
R
Measles ·
Mumps ·
Rubella
Priorix
MMR II
Dose 1
· mandatory
Var
Varicella (chickenpox)
Varilrix
Varivax
Dose 1
· mandatory
PCV
Pneumococcal
Prevenar 13
Booster
· mandatory
Booster dose
18 months
D
T
aP
IPV
Hib
HepB
Diphtheria ·
Tetanus ·
Pertussis (whooping cough) ·
Polio (inactivated) ·
Haemophilus influenzae type b ·
Hepatitis B
Infanrix Hexa
Booster
· mandatory
18-month booster
M
Mu
R
Measles ·
Mumps ·
Rubella
Priorix
MMR II
Booster
· mandatory
Primary 1 (~6 years)
D
T
aP
IPV
Diphtheria ·
Tetanus ·
Pertussis (whooping cough) ·
Polio (inactivated)
Boostrix Tetra
Repevax
Booster
· mandatory
School-based booster (Primary 1)
Var
Varicella (chickenpox)
Varilrix
Varivax
Booster
· mandatory
Secondary 1 (~12 years)
D
T
aP
IPV
Diphtheria ·
Tetanus ·
Pertussis (whooping cough) ·
Polio (inactivated)
Boostrix Tetra
Repevax
Booster
· mandatory
School-based booster (Secondary 1)
HPV
Human Papillomavirus
Gardasil 9
Dose 1
· mandatory
School-based HPV programme, boys and girls (extended to boys in 2023)
Secondary 1–2 (~12–13 years)
HPV
Human Papillomavirus
Gardasil 9
Dose 2
· mandatory
6 months after dose 1