Note when children 5-11 years old get Covid-19 vaccine

Before, during and after the injection, parents need to strictly follow the doctor’s instructions on how to monitor, detect and handle the injection. Children stay at the vaccination site for at least 30 minutes to monitor and continue to monitor children at home for up to 28 days after vaccination.

Specifically, before giving children vaccines Covid-19Parents let children eat normally, eat enough nutrients, and encourage children to get enough sleep. To help children feel secure and avoid panic and anxiety, parents can talk to their children about the effects of the Covid-19 vaccine, the experience of parents, siblings in the family who have been vaccinated. please… Parents also need to monitor the child’s health before the injection. If a child shows signs of suspicion of Covid-19 such as fever, cough, fatigue, runny nose, etc., the vaccination should not be given at this time.

When bringing the child to the injection site, parents should pay attention to share the child’s history information with the medical staff about allergies and underlying medical conditions, if any, so that the medical staff can understand the information and have a good plan. Prevention of post-injection reactions.

After vaccination, parents are always with their children 24 hours a day, at least for the first 3 days after vaccination against Covid-19. Especially, children from 5-6 years old need to limit sending to daycare because some teachers cannot monitor all children. If the parent has to send the child, the teacher should notify the teacher noting that the severe symptoms need to take the child to the hospital as soon as possible.

Children get vaccinated at VNVC’s Immunization Center My Ngoc

After vaccination, the child is usually covered by a medical staff with a bandage and the bandage can be removed after 30 minutes of injection. Parents should be careful not to let dirty water or dirt come into contact with the injection site of the child to avoid infection. If the injection site is swollen, red, painful, a small lump, etc., parents need to continue to monitor. If the injection site becomes swollen quickly, you need to see a doctor right away. Absolutely do not apply, apply, apply medicine, apply leaves … to the painful injection site.

In addition, relatives should remind children to limit play, play sports that require a lot of movement such as soccer, jogging, basketball… after Get vaccinated against Covid-19. The reason is that children 5-11 years old are very active and spend a lot of energy on fun activities. Therefore, after vaccination, children often have a tired reaction, plus the energy consumption makes them more tired.

After the injection, parents give their children a full and varied diet of 4 groups of substances: Protein – Fat – Carbohydrates – Vitamins and Minerals. Better yet, parents should let children limit their intake of carbonated soft drinks as well as eating baked, fried, and fried foods that contain a lot of saturated fat, which can easily cause indigestion.

BS.CKI Bach Thi Chinh

Medical Director, VNVC Immunization Center System