References
Sources
Every claim on this site traces back here. HK Centre for Health Protection, the Drug Office, and the Family Health Service are the primary sources. International bodies are listed as cross-references — they don't override HK guidance.
Priority order
- HK Centre for Health Protection (CHP) / Department of Health
- HK Drug Office (Department of Health)
- HK Hospital Authority
- HK Family Health Service / Travel Health Service
- WHO, US CDC, UK MHRA, FDA, manufacturer labels (cross-reference only)
Influenza (Flu)
- HK CHP — Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme · HK primary
- HK Drug Office — Registered influenza vaccine products · HK primary
- WHO — Influenza vaccine recommendations · International cross-ref
Pneumococcal
- HK CHP — Pneumococcal Vaccination Programme · HK primary
- HK Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases — recommendations · HK primary
- US CDC — Pneumococcal Vaccination · International cross-ref
Shingles (Herpes Zoster)
- HK CHP — Recommendations on Herpes Zoster Vaccination · HK primary
- HK Drug Office — Shingrix registration · HK primary
COVID-19
- HK CHP — COVID-19 Vaccination Programme · HK primary
- HK Drug Office — COVID-19 vaccine registrations · HK primary
Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis)
- HK CHP — 2019 maternal pertussis vaccination recommendation · HK primary
- HK Family Health Service — Maternal vaccination guidance · HK secondary
MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
- HK Childhood Immunisation Programme (HKCIP) · HK primary
- HK CHP — Measles surveillance and recommendations · HK primary
HPV
- HK CHP — HPV Vaccination Programme · HK primary
- HK Department of Health — Free HPV vaccine for eligible girls · HK primary
Hepatitis B
- HK CHP — Hepatitis B prevention and immunisation · HK primary
- HK Childhood Immunisation Programme — Hepatitis B schedule · HK primary
Japanese Encephalitis
- HK Travel Health Service — Japanese Encephalitis · HK primary
- HK Drug Office — Ixiaro (Valneva) registration · HK primary
RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)
- HK Drug Office — Abrysvo (Pfizer) registration HK-68213 · HK primary
- HK Drug Office — Arexvy (GSK) registration HK-67997 · HK primary
- US CDC — RSV vaccine recommendations (older adults, maternal) · International cross-ref
Travel essentials (HepA, typhoid, yellow fever, rabies, meningococcal, cholera)
- HK Travel Health Service — Pre-travel vaccination · HK primary
- HK Travel Health Service — Designated yellow fever vaccination centre · HK primary
- Saudi Ministry of Health — Hajj/Umrah meningococcal ACWY requirement · International cross-ref