MOH Enhance Chickenpox and Pneumococcal Vaccinations To Be Free For S’porean Children
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The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that there will be a free of charge for eligible Singaporean children to get a vaccination against chickenpox and pneumococcal disease as a movement to protect Singaporeans from vaccine-preventable disease and reduce the risk of outbreaks in the community.
Source: MOH via CNA
This subsidies will be recommended under the National Childhood Immunisation Schedule (NCIS) and National Adult Immunisation Schedule (NAIS) at all Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) which will be available on all general practitioner clinics and polyclinics from Nov 1.
Source: MOH via CNA
This also means that Singaporeans will benefit from higher subsidies of between $35 and $125 for nationally recommended vaccinations listed on the CHAS GP clinics. Meanwhile, the will also be extra vaccinations for eligible Singaporean children under the list of NCIS as:
- Two types of varicella-containing vaccines for the prevention of chickenpox: i) combined measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (MMRV) vaccine; and ii) monovalent varicella vaccine.
- Influenza vaccines for target groups of children who are at higher risk of developing influenza-related complications.
- The pneumococcal 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine to protect children with chronic or rare medical conditions who are at high risk of developing a severe pneumococcal disease caused by the bacterium Streptococcus pneumonia. This is in addition to the existing pneumococcal conjugate vaccines currently recommended for all young children.
