What should parents pay attention to in the first 3 days after administering the COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 5-12 years old? -Life Health

According to experts, children from 5 to 12 years old rarely experience reactions after being vaccinated against COVID-19 but parents still cannot be subjective.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Duong Thi Hong, Deputy Director of the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, said that according to experience learned from the world and colleagues, severe and abnormal reactions after injection in children 5-12 years old. less than children over 12 years old.

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Severe reactions are less common, however, the leader of the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology emphasized: Localities must not be subjective. The first 3 days after the injection, young children need someone to support 24/24, avoid vigorous exercise.

Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son affirmed that vaccination against COVID-19 for this group of children is very important.

Recently, the rate of infection among children 5-11 years old when they return to school has increased. Most children with COVID-19 have mild symptoms. However, the fact that children have COVID-19 also has a great impact when parents have to take time off from work to care for them. The children involved also have to miss school and learn online, creating a burden on society.

According to the Deputy Minister of Health, through international and domestic research and statistics, complications of COVID-19 in children aged 5-11 also affect the health and even lives of this group. .

Although the rate is not large, complications of COVID-19 are also very worrisome when children are at risk of myocarditis, multi-organ inflammation…

Therefore, the Ministry of Health has held an advisory council to consult and consult in the world on the use of COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11 years old. At the same time, the Ministry of Health also coordinated with relevant units to survey the level of parental consent.

Up to now, according to survey data, the majority of parents have a consensus on the vaccination against COVID-19 for children.

Dr. Pham Quang Thai, Head of the Northern Expanded Immunization Office, National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, said that, whether infected or not, vaccination immediately after vaccination will also create better immunity for children. body to prevent future re-infections. If you have already been vaccinated but are infected again, the immunity is very strong, or if you are infected with additional injection, the immunity created is also very good. That’s why it’s not necessary to distinguish between past infection and non-infection to decide whether to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

This means that whether a child has it or not, it is still immunized. Children with COVID-19 only need to be cured to be vaccinated.

Therefore, even though they have contracted COVID-19 and recovered, experts still recommend that parents take their children to get vaccinated.

From April, right after the vaccine is provided, all 63 provinces and cities nationwide will deploy COVID-19 vaccination for children from 5 to under 12 years old.