General Vaccination for Adults and Children

General Vaccination for Adults and Children

A) Influenza Vaccine
- Protect against 2 subtypes of Influenza A and 2 subtypes of influenza B
- Recommended Population : all aged > 6 months
- Recommended Interval : Every year
- Price RM65  

B) Gardasil Vaccine  ( HPV )
- Protection against the following diseases caused by 9 types HPV viruses : cervical , vaginal and vulvar cancers in females, anal cancer, certain head and neck cancers, such as throat and back of mouth cancers and genital warts in both males and females
- Recommended Population : ages 9 to 45
- Recommended Interval : 3 doses ( 0, 2, 6 months)
- Price RM488 per dose

C) Dengue Vaccine
- Prevention of  severe dengue fever,  containing dengue serotypes 1, 2, 3 and 4 (live, attenuated)
- Recommended Population : all aged > 4 years
- Recommended Inverval : 2 doses ( 0, 3 months)
- Price : RM199 per dose

D) Hepatitis B Vaccine
- Protection against Hepatitis B which causes severe life-long liver disease and usually spread via contact with blood , semen or other bodily fluids that are infected with hepatitis B virus.
- Recommended Population : Those with low / no antibody towards Hepatitis B
- Recommended Interval : 3 doses ( 0 , 1 & 6 months)

E)  Hepatitis A Vaccine
- Protection against Hepatitis A which can cause acute liver disease, usually spread through close, personal contact with an infected person or when a person unknowingly ingests the virus from objects, food or drinks that are contaminated by Hepatitis A virus.
- Recommended Population : Those with low / no antibody towards Hepatitis A
- Recommended Interval : 2 doses ( 0 & 6 months)

F) Hepatitis A + B Vaccine
- Recommended Population : Those with low / no antibody towards Hepatitis A and B
- Recommended Interval : 3 doses ( 0 , 1 & 6 months)

G) Pneumococcal Vaccine ( Prevenar)
- Prevention of infectious disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 1,3,4,5,6A,7F,9V,14,18C,19A,19F and 23F
- Recommended Population : from 2 months to  65 years old
- Recommended Interval : for age > 2 months – 4 doses , age > 2 year old– single dose

H) Measles, Mumps & Rubella Vaccine
- Protection against measles, mumps and rubella
- Recommended Population : those with low/ no antibody towards measles, mumps & rubella
- Recommended Interval : 2 doses (0-, 1-month)    

I) Meningococcal Vaccine
- Prevention of invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitis serogroups A, C, W and Y
- Recommended Population : > 1 year old
- Recommended Interval : single dose

J)Varicella Vaccine ( Chicken Pox )
- Protection against varicella-zoster-virus ( chicken pox virus ) , a common and very contagious childhood viral illness which causes severe complications
- Recommended Population : > 1 year old
- Recommended Interval : 2 doses ( 0 & 1 month)

K)Typhoid Vaccine
- Prevents typhoid fever caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi, which spreads through contaminated food and water or through close contact with someone who’s infected.
- Recommended Population : food industry personnel, prior travelling to high risk countries
- Recommended Interval : every 2 years

J) DTAP Vaccine ( Diphteria , Tetanus & Pertussis Vaccine )
- Prevention of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
- Recommended Population : > 2 months old
- Recommended Interval: 4 doses  ( 2 , 3 , 5 & 18 month)

K) TDAP vaccine
- Prevent diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
- Recommended Population : >4 years old , pregnant mothers ( 27- 36 weeks of pregnancy)
- Recommended Interval: each pregnancy