Immunisation Programme in Hong Kong
In order to protect infants and children from serious infectious diseases, the Department of Health of Hong Kong provides a free comprehensive childhood immunisation programme to Hongkongers over all the Maternal & Child Health Centres. For primary 1 and primary 6 students, Department of Health dispatches immunisation teams to schools for the required vaccinations.
| Age | Childhood Immunization Programme |
| Newborn | BCG, a vaccine for tuberculosis Hepatitis B vaccine---first dose |
| 1 month | Hepatitis B vaccine---second dose |
| 2–4 months | DTaP-IPV, a combined vaccine of DTaP and IPV for diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus and polio---first dose Pneumococcal Vaccine - first dose |
| 3–5 months | DTaP-IPV---second dose Pneumococcal Vaccine - second dose |
| 6 months | Hepatitis B vaccine---third dose DTaP-IPV---third dose Pneumococcal Vaccine - third dose |
| 12 months | MMR vaccine, a vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella---first dose Varicella vaccine, a vaccine against chickenpox---first dose Pneumococcal Vaccine - booster dose |
| 18 months | DTaP-IPV---booster dose |
| 6 years | MMRV vaccine--- a combined MMR and varicella vaccine given in one jab---second dose DTaP-IPV---booster dose |
| 10-11 years | HPV vaccine--- first dose |
| 11–12 years | dTap-IPV ---booster dose HPV vaccine--- second dose |