{"id":5148,"date":"2022-11-27T10:23:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T02:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jknjohor.moh.gov.my\/hsi\/?p=5148"},"modified":"2023-06-06T12:40:42","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T04:40:42","slug":"pneumococcal-vaccines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jknjohor.moh.gov.my\/hsi\/pneumococcal-vaccines\/","title":{"rendered":"PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES"},"content":{"rendered":"

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 \u2014 The federal government has announced an initial allocation of RM60 million to provide pneumococcal vaccination for all children beginning next year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pneumococcal diseases are infections caused by a bacterium called Streptococcus pneumoniae that infects adults and children alike but are more common in younger children and the elderly.<\/p>\n

Examples of pneumococcal diseases included pneumonia, meningitis, febrile bacteraemia, otitis media, sinusitis and bronchitis.<\/p>\n

Currently, families who can afford it at private clinics or hospitals pay RM300 for each jab and over RM1,000 for the full course.<\/p>\n

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How pneumococcal vaccines work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Streptococcus pneumoniae can spread easily through contaminated surfaces and from person to person when there is direct contact or through droplets from a sneeze or cough from an infected person. \u00a0The pneumococcal vaccine will help stimulate our body to make antibodies against Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes the disease. This is because vaccines contain parts of a bacterium that trigger the body to build its immunity towards the bacterium.<\/p>\n

If vaccines are made from bacteria how can they be safe?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vaccines either only use parts of a bacteria or the whole bacteria that have been killed or weakened. Since they contain inactive forms of bacteria they are not able to cause the diseases they are preventing.<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>Table 1: Pneumococcal vaccines available in Malaysia<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Types of pneumococcal vaccines available<\/strong><\/td>\nPneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Available in Malaysia<\/strong><\/td>\nPNEUMOVAX 23 VACCINE<\/strong><\/td>\nPNEUMO 23 POLYVALENT VACCINE<\/strong><\/td>\nPREVENAR 13 SUSPENSION FOR INJECTION<\/strong><\/td>\nSYNFLORIX VACCINE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Protects against 23 serotypes(strains) of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria.<\/td>\nProtects against 13 serotypes(strains) of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria<\/td>\nProtects against 10 serotypes(strains) of Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Target population\/group<\/strong><\/p>\n

Who can\/should receive the vaccine?<\/strong><\/td>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adults 65 years or older.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anyone >2 years old who are at high risk of pneumococcal disease i.e. immunocompromised individuals (have certain underlying conditions that causes them to have low immunity\/susceptible to infections)<\/p>\n

If below 2 yrs old are at high risk (immunocompromised), they should first receive pneumococcal
\nconjugate vaccine; then once they are above 2yrs, the polysaccharide vaccine can be given.<\/td>\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Children and adolescents from 2 months to 17 years of age<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adults aged 50 years and older<\/td>\n

Children from 6 weeks to 5 years of age.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Route of administration<\/strong><\/td>\nInjected into a muscle (thigh or arm) or under the surface of the skin.<\/td>\nInjection into a muscle (thigh or upper arm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dosing<\/strong><\/td>\nA single dose (0.5ml);<\/p>\n

Timing of vaccination will depend on the specific risk of their underlying condition.<\/p>\n

Revaccination possible\/required in some individuals*<\/td>\n

Each dose: 0.5 ml<\/p>\n

Infants aged 2-6 months<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three-dose primary series with booster \u2013 3 doses.<\/strong>
\n1st dose: 2 months of age **
\n1st dose may be given as early as 6 weeks of age
\nBooster dose: 12-15 months of age.<\/p>\n

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Two-dose primary series with booster.<\/strong>
\n1st dose may be given from the age of 2 months, with a 2nd dose 2 months later.
\nBooster dose: 11-15 months of age<\/p>\n

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Unvaccinated infants and children = 7 months of age<\/strong><\/p>\n

7-11 months: 2 doses**
\n3rd dose: recommended in the 2nd year of life.
\n12-23 months: 2 doses<\/p>\n

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Children and adolescents aged 2 years to 17 years<\/strong>:
\n1 single dose<\/p>\n

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Adults aged 50 years and older<\/strong>\u00a0(including those previously vaccinated with a pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine):
\n1 single dose<\/td>\n

Each dose: 0.5 ml<\/p>\n

Infants aged 6 weeks-6 months<\/strong><\/p>\n

Three-dose primary series with booster<\/strong><\/p>\n

3 doses**
\nBooster dose:= 6 months after the last priming dose.<\/p>\n

Two-dose primary series with booster<\/strong>
\n1st dose: may be given from the age of 2 months<\/p>\n

2nd dose: 2 months later.<\/p>\n

Booster dose :=6 months after the last primary dose<\/p>\n

Preterm infants born after at least 27 weeks of gestational age<\/strong>
\n3 doses, 1st dose usually at 2 months of age **<\/p>\n

Booster dose: = 6 months after the last primary dose<\/p>\n

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Previously unvaccinated older infants and children:
\n<\/strong>
\n7-11 months: 2 doses**
\n3rd dose recommended in the 2nd year of life#<\/p>\n

12-23 months: 2 doses<\/p>\n

Booster dose: not established.<\/p>\n

24 months \u2013 5 years:
\n2 doses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Use with other vaccines*<\/strong><\/td>\nCan be given at the same time with certain vaccines as long as different injection sites are used<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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References: <\/strong><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.myhealth.gov.my\/en\/pneumococcal-vaccine\/<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/news\/nation\/2019\/10\/12\/rm60mil-for-pneumococcal-vaccination-programme-039a-real-investment-in-public-health039-say-experts<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.malaymail.com\/news\/malaysia\/2019\/10\/11\/budget-2020-health-ministry-gets-rm60m-for-pneumococcal-vaccination-for-all\/1799428<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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