Immunizations for children – SEMI- Sapporo English Medical Interpreters

16 Oct As of October 1, 2020, vaccination with a rotavirus vaccine has become a routine procedure for babies who were born on or after August 1, 2020.

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Two types of rotavirus vaccines are available in Japan: Rotarix Babies aged 6-24 weeks* receive two doses orally, with a minimum interval of 27 days between doses. *Note that this age limit is strictly inclusive, meaning that babies younger than 6 weeks old or older than 24 weeks...

05 Oct Vaccination Schedule chart

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“Vaccination Schedule Recommended by Japan Pediatric Society” Please refer to Japan Pediatric Society, to obtain up-to date information. 　Vaccination Schedule (日本小児学会推奨ワクチンスケジュール）as of October 1, 2020 (in Japanese ) 　Vaccination Catch-up Schedule as of October, 2020 (in Japanese) Note： Making a Vaccination Plan Recommended vaccinations start at 2 months of age....

06 Jul English version of booklet of “Vaccination and Children’s Health 2020”

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You can download the English version of booklet of "Vaccination and Children's Health 2020" (予防接種と子どもの健康　Yobo-Setsyu to Kodomono-Kenko) at Foundation of Vaccination Research Center【財団法人予防接種リサーチセンター】 http://www.yoboseshu-rc.com/publics/index/8/ *In the middle of this page, you will find a lot of PDF files. The first PDF is the booklet in English　(「英語本文」). The second PDF...

17 May Vaccine Prices : updated 2020

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Vaccinations given only at Public Health Centers in Sapporo City free of charge BCG vaccine : given once at 5 months (between the age of 5 months and 7) should be under 12 months of age. Routine Vaccinations given at hospitals and clinics of your choice Vaccinations are...

13 May To those who cannot get to a clinic or health center for your child’s next vaccinations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Your child can still receive routine vaccination even after he/she has passed the specified target age. If he/she had COVID-19 infection, have met a COVID-19 infected person closely and needs health monitoring, or he/she was restricted from going out, please let medical institution know. For...

14 Aug Do you have plans to take your baby who is less than 5 months old to a country with a higher prevalence of tuberculosis than Japan?

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Do you have plans to take your baby who is less than 5 months old to a country with a higher prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) disease than Japan? There is some information you need to know about the BCG vaccination for infants. Here is an...

09 Aug The voluntary Mumps vaccination will be subsidized starting on Aug. 1, 2019.

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If your child is between the ages of 12 and 36 months old, is living in Sapporo, has never had Mumps, and has not received the Mumps vaccination prior to Aug. 1, 2019, s/he can receive the Mumps vaccination at a subsidized rate. Designated healthcare...

27 Dec Special Circumstances on Tuberculosis and BCG in Japan

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As a result of the decline in the number of tuberculosis patients in North America and West Europe, BCG is no more provided in these areas. However, BCG is still one of the routine vaccines in Japan, because the number of tuberculosis patients ranks at the...

10 Feb Vaccination questionnaire（英日併記乳幼児予防接種予診票）

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Please use the English-Japanese questionnaires below for your child when s/he gets vaccinated. Read the “Vaccination and Children’s Health 2017” (予防接種と子どもの健康　Yobo-Setsyu to Kodomono-Kenko) first before filling out the form(s). The color of the questionnaire corresponds to each vaccination. (Refer to the Japanese version of questionnaire booklet...

10 Oct Hepatitis B vaccine will be provided free of charge to children under 12 months

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Beginning October 1, 2016, children born after April 1st 2016 and are currently under 1 year of age are eligible for the Hepatitis B vaccination(HBV). The Hep B vaccination is required to be taken in three doses before the age of 1 year old.　The first...

08 Jul Immunization Information from the Public Health Office

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The natural immunity that a mother passes onto her baby starts to decrease soon after birth. A baby’s immunity to whooping cough and chickenpox, for example, is said to decrease naturally by the age of 3 months and measles by 1 year. After this period...

22 Sep Free routine immunization against chicken pox will begin from October 1, 2014.

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To find out which hospitals/clinics are offering the vaccine, please call your local hospital/clinic or check their homepage. Since some medical institutions require an appointment, please call in advance. Eligible age: 1 to 2 years (until the day before the child’s 3rd birthday)" Number of shots needed:...

25 Jan WHO Vaccine Preventable Diseases Monitoring System

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Get to know the vaccination schedule in your country: It is very important to know your child’s vaccination schedule in your country. WHO is offering information of each country’s immunization schedules. Check the site “WHO Vaccine Preventable Diseases Monitoring System” http://apps.who.int/immunization_monitoring/globalsummary WHO World Health Organization...

18 Jan Vaccination Information in your country

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Before you make plan and reservation, please make sure what kind of vaccines are required when you go home. Do you know what kind of vaccinations are "recommended and required" in your country? If you don’t, then you must try to find out. You can...

20 Sep What is Inactivated Polio Vaccine?

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What is Inactivated Polio Vaccine? 1. What are polio virus and poliomyelitis? Poliomyelitis is caused by polio virus which enters orally and establishes infection in the intestine. Reproduced polio viruses are excreted in the stool and infect others orally again. In most cases, infections have no...

06 Sep Polio Vaccination

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Inactive Polio Vaccination services begin Starting in September 1 (Saturday) 2012, the previous type of polio vaccine which is Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV) was changed to Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV). Therefore, the vaccinations will not be given in groups at health centers, but individually at designated medical facilities. Children from...