17 May Vaccine Prices : updated 2020
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 free for children by following recommended vaccination schedule
DPT-IPV |
given 4 times, |
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MR (Measles and rubella) |
given twice: between the ages of 12 and 23 months and around the age of 6 years (during the year before admission to elementary school) (¥9,900/shot for people after entering elementary school) |
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Hib vaccine |
Hib vaccine is available only for children under 5 years old. |
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PCV (Pneumococcal vaccine 13) |
PCV vaccine is available only for children under 5 years old. |
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HPV (Human Papilloma Virus Vaccine) |
given to junior high school students and first year high school students in Sapporo-city free of charge. Women who were born between April 2, 1997, and April 1, 2008, and could not be vaccinated against HPV because it was not recommended by the government can receive the vaccination free of charge from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2025. |
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Chicken Pox vaccine | given twice starting after 1 year of age, at an interval of 4-12months. ( ¥ 8,250×2 for people not eligible) | ||
Japanese Encephalitis vaccine
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given 4 times, available from 6 months old, recommended for over 3 years old. *Vaccine immunization for people 20 years of age and older is voluntary. Three shots will establish primary immunization, and it is followed by a booster shot every 4- 5 years. This is an inactivated vaccination which does not establish permanent immunization. ¥6,050 for each shot. |
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Hepatitis B vaccine |
Given 3 times at least 3 weeks apart. HB vaccine is available only for children under 12 months old. ¥ 5,500×3 |
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Anti-Rotavirus vaccines |
Rotarix: ¥ 14,300×2 |
Non-Routine Vaccines: Prices are listed in the table below
Mumps vaccine |
given twice after the age of 1year and at 5-6 years of age : ¥ 5,500×2 |
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Influenza Vaccine | given yearly before winter arrives. twice for children younger than 3 years old : ¥ 2,500/ shot×2 between the age of 3 years and 12 years : ¥ 2,900/ shot×2 once for children over 13 years old : ¥ 2,900 *Every year the price may change. |
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Hepatitis A vaccine | given twice at two weeks interval. A third shot after 6 months is recommended. Available for children over 12 months. : ¥ 5,500/ shot×3 |
*The prices listed here are those of Kin-ikyo Pediatric Clinic as of March 9, 2020.
Please note that the price varies in different medical institutions.
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Refer to “The Foundation of the Vaccination Research Center” for details.
“Vaccination and Children’s Health.pdf“
Vaccines not normally available in Japan.
(♦ :Some are available only at special hospitals: Please consult your pediatrician if you would like to have more information.)
♢OPV(Oral Polio vaccine, not available in Japan anymore)
♦Rabies Vaccine
♦Typhoid Vaccine
♢Cholera vaccine
♢Herpes zoster vaccine “Zostavax”(Live attenuated Varisella vaccine is available.)
♦Recombinant zoster vaccine ”Shingrix”
♦Tick-borne encephalitis vaccine
♦MCV(Meningococcal Vaccine)=ACWY
♦Yellow fever vaccine (available only at OTARU Quarantine Station)
Antibodies to RS virus
five times for one season, available only for persons in special conditions free of charge.
Available only for prematurely born (<36 weeks GA) babies, for those with chronic lung and/or heart diseases, for those with Down syndrome and for those with immunological insufficiency.