General Vaccination for Adults and Children

Hepatitis Vaccine

- Prevents Hepatitis A and B viruses
- Recommended Population: varies based on risk factors
- Recommended Interval: 3 doses for Hepatitis B (0, 1, 6 months)
- Price: RM200 per dose
 

Hepatitis B Vaccine

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

Hepatitis A Vaccine

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

Hepatitis A + B Vaccine

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

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 years old – single dose

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)

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

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)

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

DTAP Vaccine (Diphtheria, Tetanus & Pertussis)

- Prevention of diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
- Recommended Population: > 2 months old
- Recommended Interval: 4 doses (2, 3, 5 & 18 months)

TDAP Vaccine

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