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Abnormal signs in children after vaccination against Covid-19

Could you please tell me about the abnormal signs in the child after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine? When should the child be hospitalized for monitoring? Thank you doctor! Thanh Hang (28 years old, HCMC).

As with any other vaccine, after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine, children may have normal reactions including: pain, swelling, redness at the injection site. The baby’s body may be tired, headache, muscle aches, chills, nausea/vomiting, armpit swelling/pain, fever, joint pain, swollen axillary lymph nodes on the same side as the injection site, some cases swollen lymph nodes other lymph nodes (eg, in the armpit, above the collarbone)… Some uncommon reactions include diarrhea, rash, decreased sensation, delayed reaction at the injection site, itching at the injection site. Although myocarditis, pericarditis, and anaphylaxis have been reported, most of them are rare.

Fever after Get vaccinated against Covid-19 is a common reaction, parents should not be too worried but need to monitor the child’s temperature. If the child has a fever below 38.5 degrees Celsius, take off or loosen clothes, cool the child with a warm towel on the forehead, armpits, groin, and give the child plenty of water to drink. When cleaning, parents need to wipe with a warm towel, and change the towel constantly to prevent the child from catching cold. After cleaning, parents need to measure the temperature again after 30 minutes.

If the child has a fever of 38.5 degrees Celsius or higher, parents need to give the child fever-reducing medicine as directed by the medical staff. Parents need to immediately notify the medical staff and go to the nearest medical facility if the child’s fever persists without stopping the fever, or the fever returns within 2 hours. In particular, parents should pay attention to take their child to a medical facility immediately if after the injection, the child has the following abnormal warning signs on the body:

  • The child’s mouth feels numb around the lips or tongue; skin rash, red or purple skin rash, redness or bleeding, bleeding under the skin; Throat feels itchy, tight, choking, difficult to speak.
  • Neurologically, the child has lethargy symptoms; somnolence, confusion, coma, convulsions.
  • In terms of heart, children have signs of chest pain, heart palpitations, prolonged palpitations, fainting.
  • Regarding the gastrointestinal tract, the child has signs of vomiting, abdominal cramps or diarrhea.
  • Regarding the respiratory tract, the child has signs of shortness of breath, wheezing, wheezing, and cyanosis.

Manifestations of danger in the whole body when the child is dizzy, light-headed, dizzy, feels like he wants to fall, is unusually tired; Children have unusually strong pain in one or more places not due to impact or trauma, children have a high fever continuously above 39 degrees Celsius without responding to antipyretic drugs.

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Vaccination is the safest and most effective way to prevent disease

My Ngoc.

According to information from the manufacturer and the World Health Organization (WHO) updated by the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology (Ministry of Health), there are currently more than 60 countries deploying Vaccination against Covid-19 for children aged 5-11 years. According to reports from countries where vaccination has been carried out, the post-vaccination response of children 5-11 years old is not different from that of children 12-17 years old.

BS.CKI Bach Thi Chinh

Medical Director, VNVC Immunization System

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