5 things parents need to keep in mind after giving their children the COVID-19 vaccine from 5

By 1:30 p.m. on May 3, statistics on the COVID-19 vaccination portal showed that the whole country had injected more than 215 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines of all kinds.

The coverage rate of 1st and 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people over 18 years old in our country is currently 100%; nose 3 is 57.4%; coverage rate of nose 1 and 2 of children from 12 to 17 years old is 100% and 96.4%, respectively.

Number of vaccines against COVID-19 that have been given to people aged 18 years and over is 196,041,770 doses, of which dose 1: 71,459,190 doses; Nose 2: 70,149,497 doses; Additional dose: 15,307,489 doses and Nose 3: 39,125,594 doses.

The number of COVID-19 vaccines given to children aged 12-17 years old is 17,376,198 doses, of which 1st dose: 8,907,656 doses; Nose 2: 8,468,542 doses.

Regarding vaccination against COVID-19 for children aged 5 – under 12 years, after more than 2 weeks of implementing COVID-19 vaccination for children in this age group, by the afternoon of May 2, the whole country had injected 1,533,088 doses. (nose 1) is safe for children. Regarding injections for children from 5 – under 12 years old, recently, the Minister of Health suggested localities to speed up the vaccination schedule…

According to the documentation”Guidelines for the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children aged 5 – under 12 years old” developed by the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, National Expanded Immunization Program, when one of the following signs is observed:

1. Numbness around the lips or tongue in the mouth;
2. In the skin, there is a rash or red or purple or red skin or bleeding, bleeding under the skin;
3. In the throat there is a feeling of itching, tightness, throat tightness, difficulty speaking;
4. Neurological symptoms include persistent or severe headache, lethargy; somnolence, confusion, coma, convulsions;
5. Cardiovascular signs have chest pain, prolonged palpitations, fainting;
6. Gastrointestinal signs of vomiting, abdominal cramps or diarrhea;
7. The respiratory tract has signs of shortness of breath, stridor, wheezing, cyanosis;
8. Whole body: Dizziness, lightheadedness, lightheadedness, feeling of wanting to fall, unusual tiredness; Unusual severe pain in one or more places not due to impact or trauma; Continuous high fever over 39 degrees Celsius without antipyretic response.

Families should contact the mobile ambulance team, or go directly to the hospital