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A vaccine guide built from primary sources

An independent, bilingual vaccine guide for Hong Kong.

What this is

hkvaccines.com is a bilingual, evidence-led vaccine guide for people living in Hong Kong. It covers the vaccines relevant to HK adults and children, with HK-specific schedules, products, and where to access them.

Most vaccine information online is written for a US or UK audience. Age cut-offs, funded programmes, recommended schedules, and even the products available all change at the border. This site puts HK guidance first.

Why it exists

A few too many GP appointments ended with "let me check what's actually available in HK" — and the patient leaving with a Google search to do. The guidance exists. The HK Centre for Health Protection, the Drug Office, the Family Health Service all publish it. It's just scattered, often only in English, and rarely framed for the person trying to make a decision. This site is the version I wished existed.

How it works

Every claim traces to a primary source. Priority order:

  1. HK Centre for Health Protection / Department of Health — recommendations, programme eligibility, schedules
  2. HK Drug Office — product registration and availability
  3. HK Hospital Authority — clinical context
  4. International bodies (WHO, US CDC, UK MHRA, FDA) — context only, never as the primary HK indication source

If HK guidance and international guidance disagree, HK guidance leads.

Who publishes this site

hkvaccines.com is published by HK Vaccines, an independent Hong Kong health information project. The site is operated on its own resources, with no affiliation to the HK Government, the Department of Health, or any vaccine manufacturer.

Editorial independence

We apply strict editorial rules to keep the site manufacturer-neutral:

  • All HK-registered vaccine products for a given indication are listed in every product table — equal depth across manufacturers
  • Product comparisons follow HK CHP guidance, not implicit product preference
  • No financial relationship with any vaccine manufacturer
  • No advertising, no sponsorship, no commercial partnerships of any kind

If you ever feel a page reads as biased, please flag it.

What this site is not

  • Not medical advice. Talk to a qualified healthcare professional for decisions about your own vaccination.
  • Not affiliated with the HK Department of Health, the HK Government, or any official body
  • Not a tracking or appointment-booking service
  • Not collecting personal health information

Privacy

This site does not collect personal health information. The recommender runs entirely in your browser — your answers never leave your device.