{"id":12247,"date":"2020-07-14T11:48:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T03:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/?p=12247"},"modified":"2020-07-14T11:49:16","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T03:49:16","slug":"moh-enhance-chickenpox-and-pneumococcal-vaccinations-to-be-free-for-sporean-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/12247\/moh-enhance-chickenpox-and-pneumococcal-vaccinations-to-be-free-for-sporean-children\/","title":{"rendered":"MOH Enhance Chickenpox and Pneumococcal Vaccinations To Be Free For S&#8217;porean Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12251\" src=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vaccinations-To-Be-Free-For-Sporean-Children.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vaccinations-To-Be-Free-For-Sporean-Children.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vaccinations-To-Be-Free-For-Sporean-Children-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vaccinations-To-Be-Free-For-Sporean-Children-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vaccinations-To-Be-Free-For-Sporean-Children-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vaccinations-To-Be-Free-For-Sporean-Children-1170x614.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vaccinations-To-Be-Free-For-Sporean-Children-585x307.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>MOH Enhance Chickenpox and Pneumococcal Vaccinations To Be Free For S&#8217;porean Children<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12248\" src=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-172.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-172-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-172-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-172-768x508.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-172-1170x774.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-172-780x516.jpg 780w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-172-585x387.jpg 585w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/1-172-263x175.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>image by REUTERS<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Ministry of Health (MOH)<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12249\" src=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2-132.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2-132.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2-132-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2-132-1024x630.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2-132-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2-132-1170x720.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2-132-585x360.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><sup><em><strong>Source: MOH via CNA<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>This subsidies will be recommended under the <strong>National Childhood Immunisation Schedule (NCIS)<\/strong> and <strong>National Adult Immunisation Schedule (NAIS)<\/strong> at all <strong>Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS)<\/strong> which will be available on all general practitioner clinics and polyclinics from Nov 1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12250\" src=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-127.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-127.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-127-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-127-1024x537.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-127-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-127-1170x613.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/3-127-585x307.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><sup><em><strong>Source: MOH via CNA<\/strong><\/em><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>This also means that Singaporeans will benefit from <strong>higher subsidies of between $35 and $125 for nationally<\/strong> recommended vaccinations listed on the<strong> CHAS GP clinics<\/strong>. Meanwhile, the will also be extra vaccinations for eligible Singaporean children under the list of NCIS as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>Influenza vaccines for target groups of children who are at higher risk of developing influenza-related complications.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12253\" src=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ab_moh_120320.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ab_moh_120320.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ab_moh_120320-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ab_moh_120320-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ab_moh_120320-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ab_moh_120320-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ab_moh_120320-585x390.jpg 585w, https:\/\/sg.everydayonsales.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/ab_moh_120320-263x175.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/article_pictrure_780x520_\/public\/articles\/2020\/03\/12\/ab_moh_120320.jpg?itok=h5U_ObDW&amp;timestamp=1583990873\">Source<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOH Enhance Chickenpox and Pneumococcal Vaccinations To Be Free For S&#8217;porean Children image by&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":12251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[65],"tags":[1741],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.2 - 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