Pneumococcal Vaccine | Shim Clinic, Singapore

Pneumococcal Vaccine | Shim Clinic, Singapore: Pneumococcal vaccine jab/shot/injection, to vaccinate against Streptococcus pneumoniae, to immunise against pneumonia and pneumococcal infection clinic, Singapore. Private and confidential service. Definitions, references, and latest news.

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Vaccine types available for vaccination:

Vaccine	Against	Disease	Age	D o s e s	Dose schedule	Price per dose (SG$)
Fluarix™ Influenza vaccine	Influenza virus	Influenza	6-36m	½	1 yearly	$30/=
			>3y	1
Typhim Vi Typhoid vaccine	Salmonella typhi	Typhoid fever	>5y	1	3 yearly	$40/=
Tetavax Tetanus vaccine	Clostridium tetani	Tetanus	adults	3	1-2m interval 3rd @ 6-12m after 2nd	$20/=
			booster	1	10 yearly
Varilrix™ - Chickenpox vaccine - Varicella vaccine - Shingles vaccine - Herpes zoster vaccine	Varicella zoster virus	Chickenpox Herpes zoster	12m-12y	1		$121/=
			≥13y	2	6-10w interval
Mencevax® ACWY - Meningococcal vaccine - Meningitis vaccine	Neisseria meningitidis types A, C, W-135 and Y	Meningococcal meningitis	>2y	1		$76/=
Pneumovax® 23 - Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine - Pneumococcal vaccine	Streptococcus pneumoniae types 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6B, 7F, 8, 9N, 9V, 10A, 11A, 12F, 14, 15B, 17F, 18C, 19F, 19A, 20, 22F, 23F and 33F	Pneumococcal infection	≥50y	1		$99/=
Prevenar 13® - Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine - Pneumococcal vaccine	Streptococcus pneumoniae types 1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 9V, 14, 18C, 19A, 19F, 23F	Pneumococcal infection	6w-6m	4	1m interval 4th @ 12-15m	$274/=
			7-11m	2	1m interval
			12-23m	2	2m interval
			2-5y	1
			≥50y	1
MMR vaccine			≥12m	1		$70/=
- Measles vaccine	Measles virus	Measles
- Mumps vaccine	Mumps virus	Mumps
- Rubella vaccine	Rubella virus	Rubella
Boostrix® - DPT vaccine - DTP vaccine			≥4y	1	<10 yearly	$70/=
- Diphtheria vaccine	Corynebacterium diphtheriae	Diphtheria
- Tetanus vaccine	Clostridium tetani	Tetanus
- Pertussis vaccine - Whooping cough vaccine	Bordetella pertussis	Pertussis Whooping cough

Meningococcal vaccine is recommended for persons traveling to sub-Saharan Africa, especially during the dry season (December to June), to other areas of current or recent epidemic activity, and to Mecca at any time. Particularly for the Hajj/Haj and Umrah.

If the clinic attendance is just for vaccination alone, no additional consultation fees are charged.

STD vaccine / hepatitis vaccine shot/jab/injection to prevent some STDs

Vaccine	Against	Disease	Age	D o s e s	Dose schedule	Price per dose (SG$)
Havrix™ 1440 Adult Hepatitis A vaccine	Hepatitis A virus	Hepatitis A	≥19y	2	m 0 & 6-12	$90/=
Engerix™-B 20 μg Hepatitis B vaccine	Hepatitis B virus	Hepatitis B	11-15y	2	m 0, & 6	$50/=
			≥20y	3	m 0, 1, & 6
				4	m 0, 1, 2, & 12 or d 0, 7, 21 & m 12
Twinrix®	Hepatitis A virus Hepatitis B virus	Hepatitis A Hepatitis B	1-15y	2	m 0, 6-12	$120/=
			≥16y	3	m 0, 1, 6
				4	d 0, 7, 21 & m 12
Gardasil® - HPV vaccine	HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18	Genital warts Cervical cancer	9-26y	3	m 0, 2, & 6 or m 0, 1, & 4	$195/=
Cervarix® - HPV vaccine	HPV types 16 and 18 (31, 33, and 45)	Genital warts Cervical cancer	10-25y	3	m 0, 1, & 6 m 0, 1, & 5 m 0, 2½, 12	$195/=
V503 - HPV vaccine	HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58	Genital warts Cervical cancer		3	m 0, 2, & 6 or m 0, 1, & 4	$???/=

References

• Pneumococcal vaccine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Pneumococcal vaccine: Definition from Answers.com
• Pneumococcal vaccine - definition of Pneumococcal vaccine in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.

Impact of the emergence of non‐vaccine pneumococcal serotypes on the clinical presentation and outcome of adults with invasive pneumococcal pneumonia
Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 +0100 | Clinical Microbiology and Infection
In conclusion, the incidence of IPP in the post‐vaccine period has increased in our setting, it is caused mainly by non‐vaccine serotypes and it is associated with higher rates of septic shock. (Source: Clinical Microbiology and Infection)

A role for glycosylated Serine‐rich repeatproteins in Gram‐positive bacterial pathogenesis
Fri, 11 May 2012 04:15:03 +0100 | Oral Microbiology and Immunology
SummaryBacterial attachment to host surfaces is a pivotal event in the biological and infectious processes of both commensal and pathogenic bacteria, respectively.Serine‐rich Repeat Proteins (SRRPs) are a family of adhesins in Gram‐Positive bacteria that mediate attachment to a variety of host and bacterial surfaces. As such, they contribute towards a wide‐range of diseases including sub‐acute bacterial endocarditis, community‐acquired pneumonia, and meningitis. SRRPs are unique in that they are glycosylated, require a non‐canonical Sec‐translocase for transport, and are largely composed of a domaincontaining hundreds of alternating serine residues. These serine‐rich repeats are thought to extend a unique non‐repeat (NR) domain outward away from the bacterial surface to m...

Ghana: Major Effort to Reduce Child Mortality Not Enough
Thu, 10 May 2012 10:58:14 +0100 | AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine
[IPS] Accra - Ghana has taken a major step towards reducing its under-five mortality rate by becoming the first African country to introduce two new vaccines for rotavirus and pneumococcal disease. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Major Effort to Reduce Child Mortality Not Enough
Thu, 10 May 2012 10:40:41 +0100 | IPS Inter Press Service - Health
Ghana has taken a major step towards reducing its under-five mortality rate by becoming the first African country to introduce two new vaccines for rotavirus and pneumococcal disease. (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health)

South Africa: Gauteng Steps Up Pneumonia Vaccination Drive
Wed, 09 May 2012 12:08:08 +0100 | AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine
[BuaNews] Pretoria - With close to 166 500 children vaccinated since the pneumonia vaccination campaign started in February, the Gauteng Health Department is this month stepping up the campaign to reach even more children in the province. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Pediatric osteoarticular infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae before and after the introduction of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
Wed, 09 May 2012 05:53:06 +0100 | European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical and laboratory characteristics of pneumococcal OAI before and after the introduction of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7). Data were retrospectively collected from children aged <16 years who were hospitalized for pneumococcal OAI between 1997 and 2007 in four Parisian teaching hospitals. Forty-three children were included (32 with arthritis and 11 with osteomyelitis) and the median age of these children was 12.5 months (range 3 months to 14 years). Serotypes were available for 19/43 strains (44 %) from 1997 onwards and for 12/13 strains (92 %) from 2005 onwards. Seven unvaccinated children were infected with vaccine serotypes and we observed only one vaccine failure. Af...

Underinsurance for Recently Recommended Vaccines in Private Health Plans
Sat, 05 May 2012 06:03:10 +0100 | Journal of Community Health
Abstract  Underinsurance for vaccines presents financial barriers to vaccination. Preventive services coverage is of interest in national healthcare reform. To assess vaccine benefits coverage in private health plans. Private health insurance carriers were surveyed December 2008–June 2009 on policies regarding vaccine coverage in fully insured plans. Carriers were identified as multi-state, state-specific Blue Cross or local-independent carriers. Plan types included HMO, PPO, POS and ‘other.’ Full benefits coverage was defined as having benefits without a copay or coinsurance for a recommended vaccine. Analyses were conducted to examine associations between carrier type, plan type, and full benefits coverage. Fifty-one carriers (response rate = 56 %) pro...

Ghana: Praise From Washington for Vaccine Rollout
Fri, 04 May 2012 15:03:18 +0100 | AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine
[GAVI] Washington, DC - Panel discussions on Africa all too often focus on the continent's ills, but the Ghanaian Immunisation Panel on Thursday addressed something that went well: Ghana's recent simultaneous rollout of rotavirus and pneumococcal vaccines. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Reduction in disparity for pneumonia hospitalisations between Australian indigenous and non-Indigenous children
Fri, 04 May 2012 04:00:00 +0100 | Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Conclusions Pneumonia hospitalisations and the disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous children has declined by a third. The unique Australian pneumococcal vaccine programme is likely to have had a significant effect but changes in socioeconomic factors have also contributed to the declines. (Source: Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health)

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