Pneumococcal Vaccine
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  Feb 18 2013, 02:50 PM
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Just want to share a promotion for pneumococcal vaccination that my paed at Hospital Sungai Long is offering. So that can help parents save some $$$
 Buy 3 free 1 for total of RM 570 or single jab at RM 190. http://hospitalsungailong.com/web/package/...ocal-promo.html This is one of the cheaper ones I have come across after doing some survey. QUOTE(keithcky @ Oct 8 2012, 04:33 PM) Any parents here given their babies this vaccine? I tot of getting these vaccine for my 8mths old daughter. Doctor said only need 3jabs now, per jab cost rm280. Vaccine are by pfizer.  |
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Feb 27 2013, 05:14 PM
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I agree with sundaybabe's statement below. Small pox has been effectively erradicated due to successful vaccination programmes. So if the vaccinations are compulsory all babies will need to follow the schedule and be brought for vaccination.
As for the optional ones, it really depends on the parent's preference. If the parents can afford it and there is no harm done, I think we should give the best to our children and go for even those optional vaccinations. As they say, "prevention is better than cure". In fact, the pneumococcoal vaccination is made compulsory in UK, US and Singapore. This means that this vaccination is quite important and should be given to babies, if parents can afford it. QUOTE(sundaybabe @ Feb 27 2013, 04:57 PM) Hi abubin, I'm caught by interest by your statement above on our ancestors who turned out fine without vaccines. Would like to add... The lack of vaccines in the past was also one of the key reasons for higher childhood mortality rate compared to today... there were quite a number of kids during our grandparents' era who did not make it beyond infancy/childhood due to among others diphtheria, small pox. But I agree that human bodies do adapt for diseases over time just like how some bacteria evolve and become resistant to antibiotics. |
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