The National Childhood Immunisation Schedule (NCIS) comprises childhood vaccinations recommended as the standard of care for protection against vaccine preventable diseases that are of significant healthcare burden to Singapore or would be so without these vaccinations. Currently, the NCIS covers vaccinations against 14 diseases – tuberculosis, hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, poliovirus, Haemophilus influenzae type b, measles, mumps, rubella, pneumococcal disease, varicella, human papillomavirus and influenza.
Subsidy framework for Childhood Vaccinations (as per NCIS)
Singaporean children are eligible to receive full subsidy for all NCIS vaccinations where the vaccine utilised is found on the
Subsidised Vaccine List (SVL) at CHAS GP clinics.
Use of Medisave for Childhood Vaccinations (as per NCIS)
The use of MediSave is allowed for all vaccinations in the NCIS today. All claims for NCIS-related vaccinations administered in outpatient settings should be made under the
MediSave500/700 scheme. The prevailing MediSave rules will continue to apply to any co-payments after the application of subsidies. As a reminder, MediSave cannot be used for vaccinations administered in the inpatient setting, other than for those administered to newborns as part of the delivery episode.
