Starting from 27 March 2024, eligible citizens aged 6 months or above who are still not vaccinated or have not yet completed initial doses, may choose to receive XBB vaccine as their initial vaccination for free, while persons belonging to high-risk priority groups may receive XBB vaccine as their initial doses and additional booster for free.
For people who have made an online booking before 27 March 2024 to receive other mRNA vaccines, XBB vaccines will be provided to complete their initial vaccination in venues offering XBB vaccination services.
All eligible persons can choose other currently available COVID-19 vaccines based on personal preference.
To safeguard public health and to allow the resuming of normal activities of society gradually, the Government is implementing a territory-wide COVID-19 Vaccination Programme (the “Government Programme”) free of charge for eligible persons.
Based on local studies and experience, three doses of COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective against severe disease and death. Members of the public, who have not received the first three doses of vaccine and have never been infected, they are recommended to get free vaccination as early as possible for self-protection.
The key to maintain the protection conferred by the vaccine is to receive suitable doses in a timely manner according to the vaccination schedule. The World Health Organization (WHO) also said that high-risk persons should receive booster doses at appropriate times to lower the risks of serious illness and death. Hence, citizens belonging to priority groups are recommended to receive an additional vaccine booster (upon completion of initial doses) at least 180 days after their last dose or recovery from COVID-19 infection (whichever is later) free of charge under the Government Programme. Regardless of the number of vaccine doses they received in the past, the choice of 2023/24 additional vaccine booster for eligible persons could either be inactivated / mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and as long as the use of selected vaccine is age-appropriate.
For the latest prevailing recommended number of vaccination doses and dosing interval, please refer to “How many doses of COVID-19 vaccine are recommended for me?”.
Hong Kong citizens can receive vaccine dose(s) free of charge under the Government Programme according to the latest recommended vaccination schedule. For details, please refer to “How many doses of COVID-19 vaccine are recommended for me?”.
From 16 January 2023, non-Hong Kong residents are generally not eligible for receiving any COVID-19 vaccination under the Government COVID-19 vaccination programme (the Government Programme), except for persons belonging to the categories as specified in this file.
If you are not in the above-mentioned eligible groups to receive free vaccination, you may consult your family doctor and consider vaccination at your own expense for personal protection. For the provision of COVID-19 vaccines in private market, please click here. For more frequently asked question about the self-paid COVID-19 vaccine, please browse Frequently Asked Question 35.
Eligible citizens could receive COVID-19 vaccines provided by the following service points.
Required documents on the date of vaccination (see remarks):
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Type of Vaccination Venues |
List of Venues and Available Vaccines |
Points To Note |
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Private Clinic COVID-19 Vaccination Stations (PCVSs) |
Available vaccines: - mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (adult / paediatric / toddler); - inactivated COVID-19 vaccine |
[Click here for online booking] Walk-in with daily quota applies to the following eligible citizens: - aged below 18 years; - aged 60 years or above; and - who cannot make online bookings as the system does not support some special scenarios Organisers (i.e. organisations, companies, schools, etc.,) can arrange vaccination activities at non-clinic setting. Please check the List of PCVSs providing COVID-19 Vaccination at Non-Clinic Setting and contact them direct for details. |
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Children Community Vaccination Centre (CCVC) |
Available vaccines: - mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Toddler Formula) (applicable to toddlers aged 6 months to 4 years, including those with immunocompromising conditions); - mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Paediatric Formula) (applicable to children aged 5 to 11, including those with immunocompromising conditions); - mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (applicable to persons aged 12 to 17 years including those with immunocompromising conditions); - inactivated COVID-19 vaccine (aged 17 years or below) |
[Click here for online booking] Walk-in with daily quota applies to eligible children who cannot make online bookings as the system does not support some special scenarios. |
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Designated General Outpatient Clinics (GOPCs) - Hospital Authority (HA) |
Available vaccines: - mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (adult); - inactivated COVID-19 vaccine |
[Click here for online booking] Booking is required. |
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COVID-19 Vaccination at Public Hospitals – Hospital Authority (HA) |
Available vaccines: - mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (adult); - inactivated COVID-19 vaccine |
Eligible citizens visiting the hospital for follow-up appointments, in particular patients of specialist out-patient clinics, can opt for vaccination without prior booking when they have their follow-up medical consultation. |
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Designated Private Clinics |
Search for private doctor by eHealth System List of Private Clinics Providing Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccination List of Private Clinics Providing mRNA Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccination |
Please make an appointment for vaccination directly with the private doctor or clinic direct. |
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Residential Care Homes and Nursing Homes (RCHs) |
Available vaccines: - mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (adult); - inactivated COVID-19 vaccine *If mRNA bivalent COVID-19 vaccination is required, the RCHs should contact the Department of Health for arrangement. |
Outreach vaccination service or vaccination by visiting medical officers to be provided.
Visiting health teams will still access those RCHs with infected cases to provide COVID-19 vaccination to non-infected / recovered residents in RCHs. |
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Designated Clinics – Department of Health (DH)
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Family Health Service Vaccination Arrangement Student Health Service Centres Vaccination Arrangement |
[Click here for online booking] for Inactivated or mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in designated Maternal and Child Health Centres (MCHCs) and Student Health Service Centres (SHSCs). Inactivated vaccines will be provided to patients or citizens receiving services at DH’s designated clinics, including *Elderly Health Centres, Maternal and Child Health Centres, Chest Clinics, Integrated Treatment Centre, Education and Training Centres in Family Medicine, Social Hygiene Clinics and Dermatological Clinics, etc. Booking for vaccination services at the aforementioned clinics is not opened to the public.
*Designated Elderly Health Centres will provide inactivated COVID-19 vaccination service to the elderly aged 65 years or above. Some of the Elderly Health Centre will arrange to provide mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for elderly aged 65 years or above, and booking is required [Click here for online booking]. |
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Outreach COVID-19 Vaccination Activities* *For institutions and community groups who wish to organise outreach COVID-19 vaccination activities |
List of PCVSs providing vaccination at non-clinic setting Available vaccines: - mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (adult) - inactivated COVID-19 vaccine List of private doctors providing vaccination at non-clinic setting Available vaccines: - inactivated COVID-19 vaccine |
Organisers (i.e. organisations, companies, schools, etc.,) can arrange vaccination activities at non-clinic setting. Please click here for more information. Organisers may contact PCVSs or private doctors directly for further arrangement. |
Remarks:
1 Parents/guardians are required to present the original copy of their children’s identity document. In the event that the identity document of a student aged 3 to 11 years does not contain any photograph of the student, such as a birth certificate, the student has to present his/her school document (such as a student handbook), which has the student’s photograph, to receive vaccination. Should the Identity Document of the child does not bear a photo and the child does not have student's handbook or other identity document with photo, discretion will be exercised to verify the identity of the child by other means in light of the circumstances.
2 Consent form to be signed by parents / guardians under the following situations:
(applicable to all mRNA / inactivated COVID-19 vaccines)
3 Persons aged 60 years or above may seek assistance for COVID-19 vaccination bookings at the following venues:
In addition, designated Elderly Health Centres (EHCs) under the Department of Health would provide COVID-19 vaccination service for members and non-members aged 65 years or above, and all EHCs would provide assistance for elderly people in need to make online bookings for COVID-19 vaccines which are not provided at that EHC.
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Citizens will receive their vaccination records in paper form after vaccination. They can also download the electronic / printable version through the "Vaccines" function on the eHealth mobile application (eHealth app).
COVID-19 Vaccination records issued by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government have been added with information on the date of birth and gender of the vaccine recipient, as well as the manufacturer of the vaccine received since September 29, 2021. From January 2023, the paper / printable COVID-19 Vaccination records would indicate whether the vaccination administrated was provided under the Government Programme. Please click here for the sample of the paper / printable vaccination records.
For more information on electronic vaccination record and correction for the information on the vaccination record, please refer to FAQ 43 and 46.