
Vaccination for Children
in Hong Kong
Below is a list of vaccinations we recommend for children in Hong Kong. Consult and discuss with a family doctor for accurate information.
DTaP-HB-IPV-Hib Vaccine (Infanrix Hexa)
This vaccine protects against 6 diseases including diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), hepatitis B (HB), polio (IPV), and haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).
Recommended for: Aged 2 months or above
Price per Dose: HK$ 950
DTaP-IPV-Hib Vaccine (Infanrix IPV Hib)
This vaccine protects against 5 diseases, including diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, haemophilus influenzae type b.
Recommended for: Aged 18 months or above
Price per Dose: HK$ 800
Rotavirus Vaccine
Rotavirus vaccine can prevent rotavirus disease. Rotavirus commonly causes severe, watery diarrhea, mostly in babies and young children. Vomiting and
fever are also common in babies with rotavirus. Children may become dehydrated and need to be hospitalized and can even die.
Recommended for: Aged 15 weeks or above and by 8 months of age
Price per Dose: HK$ 900
Pneumococcal Vaccine (Prevenar 13)
This vaccine can prevent pneumococcal disease. It refers to any illness caused
by pneumococcal bacteria. These bacteria can cause many types of illnesses, including pneumonia, which is an infection of the lungs. Pneumococcal bacteria can also cause ear infections, sinus infections, meningitis (infection of the tissue covering the brain and spinal cord), and bacteremia (infection of the blood).
Recommended for: Aged 2 or above
Price: HK$ 1,300
Haemophilus Influenzae Type B Vaccine
Hib vaccine can prevent Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease. Haemophilus influenzae type b can cause many different kinds of infections. These infections usually affect children under 5 years of age but can also affect adults with certain medical conditions. Hib bacteria can cause mild illness, such as ear infections or bronchitis, or they can cause severe illness, such as infections of the blood. Severe Hib infection, also called “invasive Hib disease,” requires treatment in a hospital and can sometimes result in death.
Recommended for: Age 2 months and older
Price per Dose: HK$ 500
Hepatitis A Vaccine (Havrix 720 Junior)
This vaccine protects against Hepatitis A, which is a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). It spreads from person to person via contact with contaminated food or water.
Recommended for: Age 12 months and above
Price per Dose: HK$ 600
Hepatitis B Vaccine (Engerix-B Junior)
This vaccine protects you against Hepatitis B, a viral infection that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease. It can become a long-term, chronic infection that can lead to serious, even life-threatening health issues like cirrhosis or liver cancer.
Recommended for: Age 2 months and above
Price per Dose: HK$ 400
Hepatitis A & B Twinrix Vaccine
This vaccine is to prevent both Hepatitis A and B.
Recommended for: Age 2 and above
Price: HK$ 850
MMR Vaccine
MMR vaccine can prevent measles, mumps, and rubella.
MEASLES (M) causes fever, cough, runny nose, and red, watery eyes, commonly followed by a rash that covers the whole body. It can lead to seizures (often associated with fever), ear infections, diarrhea, and pneumonia. Rarely, measles can cause brain damage or death.
MUMPS (M) causes fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, loss of appetite, and swollen and tender salivary glands under the ears. It can lead to deafness, swelling of the brain and/or spinal cord covering, painful swelling of the testicles or ovaries, and, very rarely, death.
RUBELLA (R) causes fever, sore throat, rash, headache, and eye irritation. It can cause arthritis in up to half of teenage and adult women. If a person gets rubella while they are pregnant, they could have a miscarriage or the baby could be born with serious birth defects.
Recommended for: Aged 1 year old and older
Price per dose: HK$ 500
MMRV Vaccine
MMRV vaccine can prevent measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chicken pox).
Recommended for: Aged 12 months old and older
Price per dose: HK$ 900
Chicken Pox Vaccine
Chickenpox vaccine can prevent varicella.
Varicella, also called “chickenpox,” causes an itchy rash that usually lasts about a week. It can also cause fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, and headache. It can lead to skin infections, pneumonia, inflammation of the blood vessels, swelling of the brain and/or spinal cord covering, and infections of the bloodstream, bone, or joints. Some people who get chickenpox get a painful rash called “shingles” (also known as herpes zoster) years later.
Recommended for: Age of 12 months or above
Price per dose: HK$ 500
Nimenrix Vaccine
Nimenrix is a vaccine used to protect against invasive meningococcal disease caused by four groups of the bacterium Neisseria meningitidis (group A, C, W-135, and Y).
Recommended for: Age of 6 weeks or above
Price: HK$ 1,300
Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine
Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine can prevent Japanese encephalitis. It is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito. It does not spread from person to person. A person with encephalitis can experience fever, neck stiffness, seizures, and coma. About 1 person in 4 with encephalitis dies. Up to half of those who don’t die have permanent disability (for example, brain damage).
Recommended for: Aged 2 months and older
Price per Dose: HK$ 1800
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine
The vaccine is safe and effective in preventing seasonal influenza which can cause fever, cough, sore throat, runny nose, muscle pain, fatigue and headache; some may also have vomiting and diarrhoea.
Recommended for: Aged 6 months or above
Price per Dose: HK$ 400
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