3 November, 2017
The Singapore Ministry of Health ("MOH") has recently established the National Adult Immunisation Schedule ("NAIS"), to inform and encourage individuals to receive important vaccinations to reduce the risk of vaccine-preventable diseases. In particular, the NAIS targets adults who have not been previously vaccinated under the National Childhood Immunisation Programme, or who are at risk of vaccine-preventable diseases.
As Senior Minister of State for Health Dr Lam Pin Min noted, there is low awareness of the benefits of adult vaccination against infectious diseases. In this regard, NAIS will disseminate relevant information on the 7 vaccines to target 11 different diseases, targeted at-risk groups who should be vaccinated, and frequency of vaccination.
To further encourage adults to receive vaccinations, Singaporeans will be able to use Medisave to offset up to S$400 of the cost of the vaccinations from 1 November 2017. However, this will only apply to recommended vaccinations for the target adult population groups in the NAIS, and at Medisave-accredited healthcare institutions.
For more details on the NAIS, you may read MOH's press release here.
For further information, please contact:
Andy Leck, Principal, Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow
andy.leck@bakermckenzie.com
