Co-administration of COVID-19 vaccines and Seasonal Influenza Vaccination

A person getting influenza and COVID-19 at the same time may be more seriously ill and has a higher risk of death, and seasonal influenza vaccination (SIV) may reduce the likelihood of hospitalisation and length of stay.

COVID-19 vaccines can be co-administered with, or at any time before or after, SIV (including inactivated influenza vaccine, live attenuated influenza vaccines and recombinant influenza vaccine) under informed consent. If clients / parents of children wish to space out COVID-19 vaccine with SIV, an interval of 14 days is sufficient.

Persons eligible for free COVID-19 vaccination under the Government’s COVID-19 Vaccination Programme, if they are also eligible to receive free or subsidised SIV, can receive COVID-19 vaccine and SIV at designated locations at the same time.

For the latest recommendation on COVID-19 vaccination and information on free additional boosters in 2023 under the Government’s Vaccination Programme, please visit:

Know more about co-administration:

• Press release
  • Booking arrangements for receiving both COVID-19 and influenza vaccination for Hong Kong residents aged 50 or above at Community Vaccination Centres (28 September 2022)
  • Public urged to receive seasonal influenza vaccination early (21 March 2023)
• Vaccination Fact Sheet for CoronaVac
• Vaccination Fact Sheet for Comirnaty
• Pamphlet on SIV

Where can I receive COVID-19 vaccine and SIV together?

1. Community Vaccination Centres (CVC)

• List of CVCs providing co-administration

1. • Eligible persons for co-administration:
     1. Hong Kong residents aged 50 years or above
     2. Hong Kong residents aged 6 months to under 18 years old (effective from 22 March 2023)

2. Designated private clinics

• Please contact the private clinics for availability of SIV and/ or COVID-19 vaccines and the details of co-administration arrangement
• Private Clinic COVID-19 Vaccination Stations (PCVSs)
  • Eligible persons for co-administration:
    1. Hong Kong residents aged 50 years or above (free-of-charge)
    2. Hong Kong residents aged 6 months to under 18 years old (free-of-charge) (effective from 22 March 2023)
•  Private doctor or clinic under Vaccination Subsidy Scheme
  • List of Private Clinics Providing Sinovac Vaccination (for persons of age 6 months or above)
  • List of Private Clinics Providing BioNTech Vaccination (for persons of age 12 years or above)
  • List of Doctors Participating in Vaccination Subsidy Scheme Providing subsidised SIV*

  *Some doctors may impose extra charge for SIV. Please contact the doctors or clinics for more information.

• Also, organisers (organisations, companies, schools, etc) can arrange vaccination activities at non-clinic setting, please contact doctors directly for details.
  • List of doctors providing vaccination at non-clinic setting
  • Guidelines on Arranging Outreach COVID-19 Vaccination Activities through Vaccination Subsidy Scheme (VSS)
  • List of doctors providing SIV at non-clinic setting
  • Guidelines on Arranging SIV Vaccination at Non-Clinic Settings

3. Residential care homes and nursing homes

• List of Visiting Medical Officer Enrolled in Residential Care Home Vaccination Programme
• Eligible persons for co-administration:

4. Designated Maternal and Child Health Centres (MCHCs) under the Department of Health

• List of MCHCs providing co-administration:
• Eliglible persons for co-administration:  
  1. those children aged between 6 months and 4 years may choose to receive both Sinovac Vaccine and free SIV at designated MCHCs when they make reservation.
  2. those children aged between 6 months to 4 years may choose to receive both BioNTech (toddler formulation) vaccine and free SIV at designated MCHCs when they make reservation.

5. Designated Student Health Service Centres (SHSCs) under the Department of Health

• List of SHSCs providing co-administration:
• Eligible persons for co-administration: 
  1. those children aged 3-17 years may choose to receive both Sinovac Vaccine and free SIV at designated SHSCs when they make reservation.
  2. those children aged 5-11 years may choose to receive both BioNTech (paediatric formulation) vaccine and free SIV at designated SHSCs when they make reservation.

*Persons who wish to space out COVID-19 vaccine with SIV may refer to the relevant webpage.

• Thematic website for the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme: https://www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/en
• Vaccination Schemes page (SIV): https://www.chp.gov.hk/en/features/17980.html

Enquiry

Programme Management and Vaccination Division

Tel: 2125 2125

Fax: 2713 9576

E-mail: vacs@dh.gov.hk

Office Hours: Monday to Friday 09:00-17:30 hours.  No service on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holiday.