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Immunisation schedule

Post by BKNY » Sat, 01 Jun 2013 5:16 am

Does anyone know whether pediatricians in Singapore follow the same immunization schedule that is used in the US? Moving from US to SG sometime in the next few months and basically trying to figure out if there is anything I need to think about in terms of how to handle the shots for my 1 yr old and 3.5 yr old. Thanks!!

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Post by Hannieroo » Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:33 pm

They appear to follow your country of origin. But there are a couple of extra ones recommended over the US schedule. We've been satisfied with IMC's approach and they have a paed clinic.

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Post by BKNY » Tue, 04 Jun 2013 4:38 am

Thanks for your reply! I googled IMC - is that International Medical Clinic? Their website doesn't seem to be working, so I haven't been able to learn anything about them yet. Is that where your kid(s) pediatrician is, or just where you go for immunizations? I need to start searching for a pediatrician, I suppose!
Thanks again.

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Post by Hannieroo » Tue, 04 Jun 2013 10:09 pm

It is, they are near Holland Village (Jelita) and Orchard (Camden)

We're British so we don't do a separate paediatrician plus my children are school age. We use the Jelita clinic and just go the family doctor/GP route but I mentioned the children's clinic because yours are so young. The staff are a mix of nationalities, the nurse who did our shots is American.

We use them for everything. We've had the vaccination visit and we all needed shots, one visit for an ear infection and one visit for me for referrals, they do things like skin checks and gynae in house but if you have any prior issues or a preference they will refer you. I can recommend Brenda Low at the women's clinic at Gleneagles.

As I said there are a few you should have for here you might not have needed before and having tetanus and things up to date. When we left the States to go to somewhere with different health issues we went to a travel clinic and they told us what we needed, far better to get them before you arrive.

And related healthwise, if either of your children could potentially have shellfish or nut allergies, get them tested there. There is stealth seafood and nuts in a lot of foods here and the schools don't have no nut policies (or at least ours doesn't) and it was just a PIA.

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Post by BKNY » Thu, 06 Jun 2013 3:41 am

Thanks again for your help! Much appreciated.

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Post by x9200 » Thu, 06 Jun 2013 7:39 am

We use (including vaccination) the IMC for kids in Camden since our small one was 1 month old and have no major complains. The staff is mixed (both local and foreigners) and has some rotation including doctors but overall it is ok. Things like arranging appointment and all around are done well what not always is the case for less internationalized local clinics. We tried some other clinics following someones recommendations but there were constant and multiple issues of various sorts. With vaccination they can follow I believe any schedule plus, what Hanni said, the extra things.


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Post by Steve1960 » Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:01 am

We use a local doctor. Our daughter was about 18 months old when we came to Singapore. We took along her vaccination records from the Philippines which were pretty comprehensive. The doctor said all the jabs were in line with Singapore practice except for the pneumonia shots which she had to have plus various time related boosters related to first vaccination in Phil.

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Post by BedokAmerican » Thu, 06 Jun 2013 4:52 pm

Here's a link to the immunization schedule:
http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/health-article/630

It's similar to the US schedule with some minor variations. For instance, rotavirus vaccines aren't routine in Singapore like they are in the US. On the other hand, TB shots are given at birth here but TB shots are not routine in the US.

Another thing, the pediatrician said that in order for my child to get a flu shot this fall, he needed to be able to eat eggs.

Also, from what I was told when I called a local "baby and child clinic," some shots are available only at hospitals. Sounded a bit odd. Therefore, the pediatric clinic (Kinder Clinic) I picked is located in a hospital.

Yes, shots are called "jabs" here. Kind of funny.

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