Vaccination | Shim Clinic, Singapore

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Vaccination | Shim Clinic, Singapore: Vaccines available for the vaccination/immunization against, and the prevention of infectious diseases - clinic, Singapore. Definitions, references, and latest news.

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Vaccine types available for vaccination:

Vaccine	Against	Disease	Doses req'd	Dose schedule	Price per dose (SG$)
Typhoid vaccine	Salmonella typhi	Typhoid fever			$40/=
Vivaxim®	Hepatitis A virus Salmonella typhi	Hepatitis A Typhoid fever			$??/=
Tetanus vaccine	Clostridium tetani	Tetanus			$20/=
Chickenpox vaccine (Okavax)	Varicella zoster virus	Chickenpox Herpes zoster	12mth- 12yr: 1		$99/=
			≥13yr: 2	6-10w interval
Meningococcal vaccine - (Mencevax® ACWY types A, C, W-135 and Y)	Neisseria meningitidis	Meningococcal disease			$55/=
Pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine - Pneumovax® 23	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	2	age 2 & 65 years	$99/=

References

• VIVAXIM.ca: Hepatitis A & Typhoid Fever Vaccinations | Vaccines Information | Immunizations & Travel Vaccines in Canada

We do not stock the seasonal flu/influenza vaccine.

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	Doses req'd	Dose schedule	Price per dose (SG$)
Hepatitis A vaccine	Hepatitis A virus	Hepatitis A	2	mo. 0 & 6	$90/=
Hepatitis B vaccine	Hepatitis B virus	Hepatitis B	3-4	mo. 0, 1, & 6 or mo. 0, 1, 2, & 12 or d. 0, 7, 21 & mo. 12	$50/=
Twinrix®	Hepatitis A virus Hepatitis B virus	Hepatitis A Hepatitis B	3-4	mo. 0, 1, & 6 or d. 0, 7, 21 & mo. 12	$120/=
Gardasil® - HPV vaccine	HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18	Genital warts Cervical cancer	3	mo. 0, 2, & 6 or mo. 0, 1, & 4	$195/=
Cervarix® - HPV vaccine	HPV types 16 and 18 (31, 33, and 45)	Genital warts Cervical cancer	3	mo. 0, 1, & 6	$195/=
V503 - HPV vaccine	HPV types 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58	Genital warts Cervical cancer	3	mo. 0, 2, & 6 or mo. 0, 1, & 4	$???/=

References

• TWINRIX.com

References

• Vaccination - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Vaccination: Definition from Answers.com
• Vaccination - definition of Vaccination in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
• WHO | Vaccines
• Vaccines: HOME page for Vaccines and Immunizations site

US Pediatricians Recommend Routine HPV Vaccination For Boys
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
As part of a revised standard published this week, the American Academy of Pediatrics says boys should be routinely vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common virus that is spread through sexual contact. Although there are dozens of types of HPV, vaccines can protect both male and females against some of the more common types that can lead to disease and cancer... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

HPV vaccine now recommended for all boys, CDC says
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:18:30 +0100 | Health News: CBSNews.com
At least 50 percent of sexually active men and women get will get infected with human papillomavirus at some point, according to CDC (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)

Nerve disorder does not recur after later vaccines: study
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:07:17 +0100 | Reuters: Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite concerns by some that vaccines might cause a crippling nerve disorder called Guillain-Barré syndrome, a new study finds that people who receive vaccines after previously having been diagnosed with the condition do not experience any flare-ups. (Source: Reuters: Health)

West Africa: Yellow Fever Outbreaks Hit Cameroon and Ghana
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:56:35 +0100 | AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine
[UN News] The United Nations is backing a mass vaccination campaign under way in northern Cameroon, where a new outbreak of yellow fever has killed at least seven people. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis - Update
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
The World Health Organization (WHO) has ongoing programs to improve and monitor tuberculosis (TB). The WHO's 2011 report on global TB control provides the most comprehensive information ever collected on the problems and issues of disease, as well as deaths caused by TB and multidrug-resistant TB (i.e. disease marked by in vitro resistance to at least isoniazid and rifampicin). They also look at treatment outcomes, financing mechanisms and new TB diagnostics, drugs and vaccines... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Scientists call for curbs on own research on deadly bird flu virus
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:06:00 +0100 | Guardian Unlimited Science
Virus experts in the US say outbreak of genetically engineered bird flu could be worst influenza pandemic in historyA group of the leading virus experts in the US has called for new, permanent restrictions on research in the face of a new genetically engineered flu virus that could kill half the population of the world.Scientists are currently observing a 60-day moratorium on research into the bird flu virus, after two groups found a way to make it infectious through airborne transmission.An outbreak of this virus could be worse than the 1918 Spanish flu that killed tens of millions of people, warned Michael Osterholm – who has led research into previous dangerous outbreaks – at a public meeting on censorship in science in New York on Thursday night."Frankly, I don't want a virus out t...

Vaccine development: Man vs MRSA
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:26:31 +0100 | Nature
Nature 482, 7383 (2012). http://www.nature.com/doifinder/10.1038/482023a Author: Maryn McKenna For decades, Robert Daum has studied the havoc wreaked by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Now he thinks he can stop it for good. (Source: Nature)

Seasonal Changes May Influence The Efficacy Of Vaccination Against Diabetes
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:00 +0100 | Health News from Medical News Today
The development of a medicine for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus, based on autoantigen GAD65, received a setback following crucial clinical phase 3 trials that failed to show significant effects. One possible explanation may be seasonal variations in the immune system, claim those responsible for the study that was published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). At the onset of type 1 diabetes mellitus, the immune system attacks the insulin-producing pancreatic beta-cells... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Bill Gates buys positive press spin on vaccines, GMOs
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0100 | NaturalNews.com
Aaron Dykes of Prison Planet recently gave an insightful TV news presentation analyzing The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's influence over the media to promote their "world health and agriculture" agendas while soft pedaling the downside of all they're doing. Such... (Source: NaturalNews.com)