Hi minny, my bb's 'original' PD, appointed by my gynae was at Mt E, and thus, after her follow-up check up 1 wk after her birth, we decided to change to the one near our place. The clinic we now go to is @ Rivervale Mall. The PD whom we are currently consulting is Dr Allyson Tan and she's very informative and responsive(she returns my every call and answered my queries patiently). She's a Consultant Paediatrician and also a Neonatologist.
Anyway, here's what I've posted at the "5-in-1 vacinations for baby" thread which u might find useful:
Our Singapore Law requires us to bring our children for these 'preventive jabs' thus it is given free at polyclinics.
The 5-in-1 is basically a term used to describe the 'new improved drug' used for these 'preventive jabs'.
As wif the old drug, U will still have to bring your child for his/her jab on his/her 3rd, 4th and e 5th mth when u take the 5-in-1 package.
The difference btwn e 5-in-1 jabs n the old type is that it's an improved drug(but it's been used in Spore for more than 10 years already) and bbs taking this new drug jabs will less likely to develop fever(abt 25%) and if so, the fever usually will NOT be higher than 38 degrees. However, with the old type, babies have a higher percentage of 75% of getting fever and the fever will be pretty bad one.
My sis and her neighbour(a nurse assisting her GP doc husband) commented that, wif the old drug, the percentage is more like 90%+ hahahhaha and they both agreed that the fever is really alot worser.
As for the 6-in-1(which is relatively new in Spore, abt 2 yrs here but more in originating/other countries), they combined some jabs together, thus U'll only need to bring your child 3 times Instead of the usual 3+2(Heb B 2nd & 3rd dose), total 5 times but usually the 3rd dose of Heb B can be taken with the last dose of 5-in-1.
The jabs taken at the child's birth @ e hosp are Heb B first dose + BCG.