Immunisation Programme in Hong Kong - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

In order to protect infants and children from serious infectious disease
Infectious disease
Infectious diseases, also known as communicable diseases, contagious diseases or transmissible diseases comprise clinically evident illness resulting from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic biological agents in an individual host organism...

s, the Department of Health of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...

provides a free comprehensive childhood immunisation programme

Vaccination

Vaccination is the administration of antigenic material to stimulate the immune system of an individual to develop adaptive immunity to a disease. Vaccines can prevent or ameliorate the effects of infection by many pathogens...

to Hongkongers over all the Maternal & Child Health Centres.

Age	Childhood Immunization Programme
Newborn	BCG, a vaccine for tuberculosis Hepatitis B vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine is a vaccine developed for the prevention of hepatitis B virus infection. The vaccine contains one of the viral envelope proteins, hepatitis B surface antigen . It is produced by yeast cells, into which the genetic code for HBsAg has been inserted... ---first dose
1 month	Hepatitis B vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine Hepatitis B vaccine is a vaccine developed for the prevention of hepatitis B virus infection. The vaccine contains one of the viral envelope proteins, hepatitis B surface antigen . It is produced by yeast cells, into which the genetic code for HBsAg has been inserted... ---second dose
2–4 months	DTaP-IPV, a combined vaccine of DTaP and IPV (inactivated polio vaccine) for diphtheria Diphtheria Diphtheria is an upper respiratory tract illness caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, a facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium. It is characterized by sore throat, low fever, and an adherent membrane on the tonsils, pharynx, and/or nasal cavity... , pertussis Pertussis Pertussis, also known as whooping cough , is a highly contagious bacterial disease caused by Bordetella pertussis. Symptoms are initially mild, and then develop into severe coughing fits, which produce the namesake high-pitched "whoop" sound in infected babies and children when they inhale air... , tetanus Tetanus Tetanus is a medical condition characterized by a prolonged contraction of skeletal muscle fibers. The primary symptoms are caused by tetanospasmin, a neurotoxin produced by the Gram-positive, rod-shaped, obligate anaerobic bacterium Clostridium tetani... and polio---first dose
3–5 months	DTaP-IPV---second dose
6 months	HBV---third dose DTaP-IPV---third dose
12 months	MMR vaccine MMR vaccine The MMR vaccine is an immunization shot against measles, mumps, and rubella . It was first developed by Maurice Hilleman while at Merck in the late 1960s.... , a vaccine against measles Measles Measles, also known as rubeola or morbilli, is an infection of the respiratory system caused by a virus, specifically a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus. Morbilliviruses, like other paramyxoviruses, are enveloped, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA viruses... , mumps Mumps Mumps is a viral disease of the human species, caused by the mumps virus. Before the development of vaccination and the introduction of a vaccine, it was a common childhood disease worldwide... and rubella Rubella Rubella, commonly known as German measles, is a disease caused by the rubella virus. The name "rubella" is derived from the Latin, meaning little red. Rubella is also known as German measles because the disease was first described by German physicians in the mid-eighteenth century. This disease is... ---first dose
18 months	DTaP-IPV---booster dose
6 years (Primary 1)	MMR vaccine MMR vaccine The MMR vaccine is an immunization shot against measles, mumps, and rubella . It was first developed by Maurice Hilleman while at Merck in the late 1960s.... ---second dose DTaP-IPV---booster dose
11–12 years (Primary 6)	dTap-IPV (reduced dose)---booster dose Rubella Vaccine (girls)
Primary school	BCG BCG BCG can stand for:MedicineBacillus Calmette-Guérin, a vaccine for tuberculosisBallistocardiography, a vital sign caused by the mechanical movement of the heart which can be recorded from the surface of the bodyBusiness... (after tuberculin testing)

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