The Temasek Review
06/13/2010
Combination vaccines such as Infranrix 5 in 1 and 6 in 1 are becoming more popular among Singaporeans. They are approved for use by the Ministry of Health and are available in both polyclinics and private GP clinics.
Combination vaccines have been shown to be effective and have improved acceptability and compliance for the vaccinations with greater coverage of disease with fewer injections.
National Childhood Immunization from birth till 6 months
| National Childhood Immunization Schedule – Singapore | ||
| Age | Vaccine | Immunization Against |
| At Birth | BCGHepatitis B (1st dose) | TuberculosisHepatitis B |
| 1 Month | Hepatitis B (2nd dose) | Hepatitis B |
| 3 Months | DPT/DT (1st dose)Oral Sabin (1st dose) | Diphtheria, Pertussis & TetanusPoliomyelitis |
| 4 Months | DPT/DT (2nd dose)Oral Sabin (2nd dose) | Diphtheria, Pertussis & TetanusPoliomyelitis |
| 5 Months | DPT/DT (3rd dose)Oral Sabin (3rd dose) | Diphtheria, Pertussis & TetanusPoliomyelitis |
| 5-6 Months | Hepatitis B (3rd dose) | Hepatitis B |
Source: http://singaporedoc.com/Singapore-Vaccination-Schedule.php