When should children be vaccinated?
According to Dr. Do Thien Hai, head of internal medicine, Center for Tropical Diseases, National Children’s HospitalChildren 5-11 years old with Covid-19 who have recovered from the disease should still be vaccinated against Covid-19 according to the guidance of the Ministry of Health.
According to the plan, children 5-11 years old will be vaccinated against Covid-19 which is Comirnaty manufactured by Pfizer Company. This is a vaccine with a content of 10mg in each dose of 0.2ml, lower than the Comirnaty vaccine used for older children and adults.
According to vaccination guidelines, children who have been infected with Covid-19 can be vaccinated after they recover. Immunizations can have side effects, but if carefully monitored, they are still safe.
After injecting the child, the family still has to closely monitor the child’s abnormal signs and immediately contact medical facilities when the child shows abnormal signs.
Dr. Pham Quang Thai – National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology According to the guidance of the World Health Organization and the guidance of the Ministry of Health, cases of Covid-19 infection or asymptomatic SARS-COV2 infection, when the isolation period is over, vaccination can be performed. Covid-19. As we all know, some cases have been infected with Covid-19 but can still be re-infected due to reduced immunity or new strains.
Vaccination against Covid-19 is to reduce the rate of severe illness and death from the disease. Therefore, vaccination against Covid-19 for people who have been infected with the disease is necessary.
Currently, studies show that if you have been vaccinated with the vaccine but unfortunately contracted the virus, the immunity created after that will be very strong. Just like with the case that has been infected with Covid-19 and continues to receive additional injections, immunity is also very good at this time. Therefore, Dr. Thai said that whether you have been infected with the virus or not, you should still receive the Covid-19 vaccine.
Vaccine against Covid-19 is safe for children.
For children who have been infected with Covid-19, Dr. Thai said parents should give the child the injection immediately without waiting for more than 6 months as the old guideline. Because with the change of many variants, waiting after 6 months may carry the risk of reinfection.
Moreover, some children recovered from Covid-19 but a few months later appeared sequelae of the disease causing multi-organ damage. The genetic material they leave behind can cause reactions in multiple organs.
For children with Covid-19, Dr. Thai recommends that families should give the child time to recover after contracting Covid-19 to have a good response to the vaccine. In the UK, this gap is 4 weeks.
Follow-up after injection
The Covid-19 vaccine used to immunize children 5-11 years old in Vietnam is the Comirnaty vaccine manufactured by Pfizer Company with a 2-dose injection schedule guided by the Ministry of Health.
To help children feel more comfortable during and after vaccination, parents should discuss with their children before vaccination, give them enough food and drink before injection, and follow the 5K rule at the injection site to prevent infection. SARS-COV-2….
After vaccination, parents need to let their children stay at the vaccination site for at least 30 minutes to monitor, detect and promptly handle serious reactions, if any, such as anaphylaxis. Parents also need to continuously monitor the child’s health within 28 days after the injection, especially the first 48 hours after the injection.
Instructions for injecting follow-up vaccines Parents need to remember:
1. Always have someone to support 24/7, at least for the first 3 days after vaccination against Covid-19.
2. Do not drink stimulants at least for the first 3 days after vaccination.
3. Ensure adequate nutrition.
4. If you see swelling, redness, pain, small lumps at the injection site: Continue to monitor, if the swelling is large and fast, you need to take the child to the doctor immediately, do not apply, apply, or apply anything to the painful swelling. .
5. Regularly measure your body temperature, if you have the following symptoms:
a. Fever below 38.5 degrees Celsius: Take off, loosen clothes, apply / wipe with a warm towel on the forehead, armpits, groin, drink enough water. Do not let cold. Measure the temperature again after 30 minutes.
b. Fever from 38.5 degrees Celsius or higher: Use antipyretic drugs as directed by medical staff. If the fever cannot be stopped or the fever returns within 2 hours, it is necessary to immediately notify the medical staff and go to the nearest medical facility.
When you see one of the following signs, you should immediately contact an emergency or go to the hospital:
1. In the mouth, there is a feeling of numbness around the lips or tongue;
2. On the skin there is a rash, red rash, cyanosis, red skin or bleeding, bleeding under the skin;
3. The throat feels itchy, tight, choking, difficult to speak;
4. Have neurological symptoms such as persistent or severe headache, lethargy; somnolence, confusion, coma, convulsions;
5. Cardiovascular signs such as chest pain, palpitations, prolonged palpitations, fainting;
6. Gastrointestinal signs of vomiting, abdominal cramps or diarrhea;
7. The respiratory tract shows signs of shortness of breath, stridor, wheezing, cyanosis;
8. Dizziness, lightheadedness, lightheadedness, feeling like falling, unusual tiredness;
9. Unusual severe pain in one or more places not due to collision or trauma;
10. Continuous high fever above 39 degrees Celsius without antipyretic response.
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