最愛=貓仔 寫道:
sy-mom,原來係咁o既...
咁其實你地買health insurance係咪包好多野架? 連疫苗都cover埋...好似聽落好好咁~
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SY_Mom 寫道:
最愛=貓仔,
actually, it's not gauranteed that u won't get chicken-pox after u had taken the vaccine, but it's like 95% u won't get it. i heard that some kids still get chicken-pox after having the shot, but it's much milder (no fever, only very little rashes, so much lesser side-effects).
all the vaccines here are not free, but they're covered by health insurance. only the low-income families can apply for the free medical insurance provided by the government. so, part of our expensive tax-dollars go to the low-income families. that's why the Chinese people from Mainland really wanna come to the US.
SY_Mom 寫道:
those vaccines are required before starting day-care and schools. vaccines are like the basics for preventive health for children.
even u have health insurance, it's not completely free. it depends on yr insurance plan, each visit to doctor's office usually requires co-payment (out of yr own pocket) of US$10, $20, or $30. for hospital, usually u'll need to pay at least 10% or more. like for my c-section birth to my son, i paid less than US$2000 even with health insurance.
however, i heard that the health insurance in HK doesn't cover for giving birth at all.
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最愛=貓仔 寫道:
sy-mom,原來係咁o既...
咁其實你地買health insurance係咪包好多野架? 連疫苗都cover埋...好似聽落好好咁~
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SY_Mom 寫道:
最愛=貓仔,
actually, it's not gauranteed that u won't get chicken-pox after u had taken the vaccine, but it's like 95% u won't get it. i heard that some kids still get chicken-pox after having the shot, but it's much milder (no fever, only very little rashes, so much lesser side-effects).
all the vaccines here are not free, but they're covered by health insurance. only the low-income families can apply for the free medical insurance provided by the government. so, part of our expensive tax-dollars go to the low-income families. that's why the Chinese people from Mainland really wanna come to the US.
最愛=貓仔 寫道:
sy_mom,我8歲出左水痘啦...
我唔幫個女打水痘疫苗係因為我朋友係e生,佢話其實現時醫學未證實到,打左疫苗就一定唔出水痘喎,仲有病人打左都出...咁我怕,如果我女打左,到大個先出,仲辛苦...實有那...
澳門mmr都有得免費打...不過水痘針就唔係免費...而家好似傳聞政府考慮將肺炎腱球菌預防針納入免費...
toby,
咁你會唔會帶瑤瑤去打肺炎腱球菌預防針呀,
我會帶nori去打, 因為d廣告講得好terrible.
外國始終稅收高d,福利好d,唔同o既...冇得同澳門比較...
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SY_Mom 寫道:
最愛=貓仔,
have u ever had chicken-pox or the vaccine yet?
if not, pls make sure u're not pregnant. coz it'll cause birth defect if u get chicken-pox during pregnancy.
that's why i think it's especially important for the females to get the chicken-pox vaccine (same for the Rubella).
in here, it's required for all the kids to have the chicken-pox and MMR (Measles, Mumps and Rubella) vaccines at 1 and 4 years old. otherwise, they can't get into daycare and schools.
i think the reasons being: these are highly contigious, and they try to avoid any missed school days.