Mpox Vaccination Programme

While the Scientific Committee on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Zoonotic Diseases (JSC) under the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the DH do not recommend a mass Mpox (also known as monkeypox) vaccination programme, the JSC updated its consensus interim recommendations on September 15 2022 and recommended, among others, the use of third-generation vaccine for post-exposure prophylaxis for contacts of confirmed cases as well as pre-exposure vaccination for individuals at high risk of exposure. According to the recommendation by the JSC, a two-dose regime is required while those who have received smallpox vaccine will only need one dose.

Eligibility: Under the programme, the following high-risk target groups of Hong Kong residents can receive Mpox vaccination on a voluntary basis:

• Individuals with high risk sexual practices, e.g. men who have sex with men (MSM), having multiple sexual partners, sex workers, history of sexually transmitted infection within the past 12 months;

• Healthcare workers responsible for caring of patients with confirmed Mpox;
• Laboratory personnel working with zoonotic pox viruses; and
• Animal care personnel with high risk of exposure in case of Mpox occurrence in animals in Hong Kong

Currently, vaccination will be provided for high-risk target groups at

• ALL Social Hygiene Service Clinics (namely Chai Wan SocHS, Wan Chai Male SocHS, Wan Chai Female SocHS, Yau Ma Tei Male SocHS, Yau Ma Tei Female SocHS, Yung Fung Shee SocHS, Fanling SocHS and Tuen Mun SocHS). For details of the clinics, please refer to the following websites: www.dh.gov.hk/english/tele/tele_chc/tele_chc_shcf.html and www.dh.gov.hk/english/tele/tele_chc/tele_chc_shcm.html.
• Yau Ma Tei Integrated Treatment Centre
  Address: 7/F, Yau Ma Tei Jockey Club Polyclinic, 145 Battery Street, Yau Mai Tei, Kowloon
  Tel: (852) 2195 6588
  Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 1pm; 2pm to 5:15pm (up to 5:30pm on Monday) (Registration time: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 12:30pm; 2pm to 4:45pm (up to 5pm on Monday))

• Department of Health’s Kowloon Bay Integrated Treatment Centre and Yau Ma Tei Integrated Treatment Centre
• Hospital Authority's (HA) Special Medical Clinics at Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Princess Margaret Hospital

Mpox Vaccination Factsheet (the leaflet)