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Singapore - Vaccination

Vaccinations for entry to Singapore – None are required
Except an International Certificate of Vaccination for Yellow Fever is required if arriving from an infected area within 5 days.

Vaccinations recommended for Singapore - Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Tetanus and Diphtheria (booster dose every 10 years)

Vaccinations recommended for travel to nearby countries - Typhoid

Malaria prophylaxis – not required in Singapore or most other Asian cities but may be necessary for more rural areas.

If you are planning to travel in Asia, you will find information on vaccinations, health precautions and malarial prophylaxis at the following clinics.

Traveler's Health and Vaccination Clinic
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Medical Centre
11 Jalan Tock Seng, Level B2
Singapore
308433
Tel:+ 65 6357 2222
website: www.ttsh.gov.sg

International Medical Clinic
Tanglin Shopping Centre #04-20
19 Tanglin Road
Singapore
247909
Tel: + 65 6733-4440
Fax: + 65 6733-4441
website: www.imc-healthcare.com
You can ask your doctor for more information about these vaccinations.

Hib Vaccine to protect against Haemophilus influenzae type b and Varicella Vaccine to protect against chickenpox are also available in Singapore.

A booklet, ‘Childhood Immunisation Guide’ is available on request from International Medical Clinic
Most international schools will also have vaccination requirements for admission so check with the school health departments.
The Singapore government recommendations for childhood immunizations are as follows

DISEASES	PRIMARY COURSE	B O O S T E R D O S E S
Infants (< 1 years)	Pre-school children (1 - 5 years)	Primary school students (6 - 11+ years)	Secondary school students (12 - 15 years)
TUBERCULOSIS	Birth - BCG without Mantoux test	Direct BCG if no previous vaccination	6+ years (Primary school entrants) Direct BCG if no previous vaccination. 11+ years (Primary school leavers) BCG for Mantoux non-reactors if: (a) no previous vaccination; or (b) only one vaccination given more than 10 years ago.	16+ years (Secondary IV school leavers) BCG vaccination for Mantoux non-reactors if: (a) no previous vaccination; or (b) only one vaccination given more than 10 years ago.
DIPHTHERIA* PERTUSSIS TETANUS	3 months DPT (1st dose) 4 months DPT (2nd dose) 5 months DPT (3rd dose)	18 months DPT (1st booster)	6+ years (Primary school entrants) DT (2nd booster) 11+ years (Primary school leavers) DT (3rd Booster)
POLIOMYELITIS*	3 months (Types I, II + III) 4 months (Types I, II + III) 5 months (Types I, II + III)	18 months 1st booster (Types I, II + III)	6+ years (Primary school entrants) Either: (a) Primary course for those who have never been vaccinated; or (b) 2nd Booster (Types I, II + III) for those who had been vaccinated. 11+ years (Primary school leavers) 3rd booster (Types I, II + III)
MUMPS/MEASLES/ RUBELLA		1 year - 1 dose	11+ years (Primary school leavers) 1 dose
HEPATITIS B	+Birth, 1, 5 months