The vaccines:

• BCG vaccine for tuberculosis  
• Hepatitis B vaccine  
• DPT vaccine for diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus  
• Polio vaccine  
• MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella  
• Pneumococcal vaccine

Cost:

• All free except for hepatitis B ($37) and pneumococcal vaccine ($510)

When:

• BCG at birth  
• Hepatitis B at birth, first and fifth to sixth months  
• DPT at third, fourth, fifth and 18th months, and Primary 5  
• Polio at third, fourth, fifth and 18th months, Primary 1 and 5  
• MMR at one to two years and Primary 1
• Pneumococcal at third and fifth months, and one to two years

This article was first published in The Straits Times.