‘Don’t blindly follow’ US changes to infant vaccines, Hong Kong tells parents

2026-01-28 - 03:42

Hong Kong health authorities have warned parents not to “blindly follow” overseas changes to childhood immunisation schedules, including the flu and hepatitis B birth dose, after the US scaled back its routine vaccine recommendations for infants. The Health Department’s Centre for Health Protection issued the warning on Wednesday in response to a controversial overhaul by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Albert Au Ka-wing, head of the Centre for Health Protection’s...