Non-Routine Vaccine Prices

Non-Routine Vaccines:Price

Mumps vaccine : given once after the age of 1 years・・・・¥5,040
Chicken Pox vaccine：given once after the age of 1 years　・・・¥7,875
Influenza Vaccine:　Given yearly before winter approaches
Twice for children aged between 6 months and 12 years・・・・¥2,100/ shot×2
Once for children over 13 years・・・・・・¥2,525
Hepatitis A vaccine ・・・・¥5,250/ shot×2
Give twice. Currently only available for children over 15 years
*The prices listed here are those of Kin-ikyo Kikusui Kodomo Clinic.

Routine or Non-Routine Vaccination: depending on medical indications

Hepatitis B vaccine　　Given 3 times at least 3 weeks apart
(a) Free: for babies born to hepatitis B positive mothers
(b) At a price: for anyone who requests it

Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine (Free)(Only available outside Hokkaido)

Given 3 times
【It is not recommended due to the possible serious side effect (ADEM: Acute Disseminated Encephalo-Myelitis ).
Recently a new vaccination has been approved which is hoped to have less side effects, but this has not being verified.】　（*）

Vaccines not normally available in Japan.

(＊:Some are available only at special hospitals: Please consult your pediatrician if you would like more information)
・IPV ( Inactivated Polio Vaccine)（*）・Rabies Vaccine（*）・Typhoid Vaccine　（*）
・MCV（Meningococcal Vaccine）=ACWY （*）
・Yellow fever vaccine (available at OTARU Quarantine Station)

Only available for premature babies (< 36 weeks GA) and for those with chronic lung and/or heart disease.

（Free）Antibodies against RS virus: five times in one season for babies under 6 months born prematurely

Keiko Fukuyama M.D.

01/20/2012