Many parents came to ask clove mother about the vaccination strategy of self-funded (Class II) vaccine.
Today, Dr. Clove will come to have a good talk with you about how to choose how to take the vaccine at his own expense.
Vaccines at one’s own expense will be given if the money is not bad.
Free vaccines and self-funded vaccines are only artificially managed and divided. There is no such difference in science. Both free vaccines and self-funded vaccines can help babies prevent diseases.
Only when all of them are vaccinated can the baby be given the most comprehensive protection.
If the family’s financial conditions permit, of course, the vaccine at one’s own expense should be given to the baby. However, more important is how to give the vaccine at one’s own expense and how to spend the money on the cutting edge than whether to give it to the child.
How to choose free and self-funded vaccines?
There are so many kinds of vaccines for babies, both at their own expense and free of charge, that mothers cannot tell which is better.
This table is a list of free and self-funded vaccine prices in mainland China, but the prices in the table will vary due to different purchase prices in different places for your reference.
How to choose so many vaccines? Remember these three principles to make a decision.
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There are both free and self-funded 5 kinds of vaccines. Meningococcal vaccines are selected at their own expense and others are selected free vaccines.
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The incidence rate is high, and those with serious illness after the onset should be beaten first.
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Vaccination at one’s own expense can be carried out at different parts at the same time as free vaccines.
Ten kinds of vaccines at one’s own expense, how to choose and how to play?
According to years of work experience and the results of literature study, Dr. Taulina has summed up the following priority list for self-funded vaccination. You can refer to the order suggested in the list to carry out self-funded vaccination for your baby.
1. Pneumonia 13-valent conjugate vaccine
Pneumonia 13-valent conjugate vaccine is one of the two vaccines most recommended by the World Health Organization, which can prevent pneumonia caused by pneumococcal infection, accounting for 30% of pneumonia.
The 13-valent conjugate vaccine for pneumonia starts to be vaccinated at the age of 2 months, because it is urgent to be listed in the Mainland. The restrictions on the 13-valent conjugate vaccine for pneumonia are relatively strict. If it is over 5 months old, it will not be allowed to be vaccinated, and 4 injections must be given.
There are more flexible and comprehensive vaccination procedures suitable for all age groups in the world, as can be seen in the following table.
For cases where the baby wants to be vaccinated with pneumonia vaccine but the baby is over the age of months, Bao’s parents may consider going to Hong Kong and Macao for vaccination or discussing with the doctor.
Pneumonia vaccine also has a 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine, which is not recommended for children due to poor effect and reduced response.
2. Haemophilus influenzae vaccine
The World Health Organization recommends two vaccines most, and the other is Haemophilus influenzae vaccine.
Five, meningococcal HI, four and Haemophilus influenzae vaccines all contain Haemophilus influenzae vaccines. Only one of these four vaccines can be selected.
The quintuple vaccine includes a mixture of DPT triple vaccine, Haemophilus influenzae and poliomyelitis vaccine.
Meningococcal HI vaccine includes meningococcal AC conjugate vaccine and Haemophilus influenzae vaccine;
The quadruple vaccine includes DPT triple and Haemophilus influenzae vaccine.
The recommended order of these four vaccines is quintuple, meningococcal HI, quadruple and Haemophilus influenzae vaccine. It is suggested to vaccinate quintuple vaccines. The comprehensive effect is better than the latter several. It can also make babies take fewer injections and parents run fewer trips.
In addition to the quadruple vaccine needs to be vaccinated at the age of 3 months, the other three kinds are all vaccinated at the age of 2 months, with a total of 4 doses. Meningococcal HI vaccine is 3 doses, less than 1 dose of hib, which needs to be supplemented.
3. Influenza vaccine
Babies can be vaccinated against influenza after the age of 6 months, and can be vaccinated from September to October every year. Babies aged 6 months to 8 years old need two injections for the first time, with an interval of 1 month, and only one injection per year after that.
4. Hand, foot and mouth vaccine
China is the earliest and only country in the world to market hand-foot-mouth vaccine at present, with rigorous clinical trials and reliable safety.
The baby can be given two injections after the age of 6 months, with an interval of 1 month.
5. Varicella vaccine
In the instructions for varicella vaccine, only one shot is given, but one shot is not enough. It is suggested that it is best to discuss two shots with the vaccination doctor.
The first dose is arranged at the age of 12 months, and the second dose is recommended to be arranged at the age of 4, with an interval of more than 3 months from the first dose.
6. Mumps vaccine
After the age of 8 months, you can take a total of 1 dose.
Special reminder: For areas where 2 doses of mumps vaccine have been arranged, such as Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin and Shandong, no additional mumps vaccine should be given.
7. Meningococcal vaccine
At present, there are only free vaccines, but it is recommended to choose the vaccines at one’s own expense. Because free vaccines are not as good as free vaccines in terms of technology and germ coverage. The alternatives to free vaccines at one’s own expense are as follows:
Mainland vaccination:
The self-funded AC conjugate vaccine replaces the free group A polysaccharide vaccine and is vaccinated at the age of 3 months with 1-3 doses.
The self-funded 4-valent polysaccharide vaccine replaces the free AC polysaccharide vaccine and is vaccinated from the age of 3 with 2 doses.
Vaccination in Hong Kong:
At one’s own expense, the 4-valent combination will replace any meningococcal vaccine in mainland China, and will be vaccinated from the age of 2 months with 1-3 doses.
Do not vaccinate any meningococcal vaccine in mainland China before and after vaccination with 4-valent conjugate vaccine.
8. Rotsickness vaccine
Domestic vaccination starts at the age of 2 months, one dose per year until the age of 48 months.
9. Cholera vaccine
Since the incidence of diseases prevented by cholera vaccine is extremely low or unknown, the necessity of vaccination is not high.
10. Hepatitis E vaccine
In general, if there is no hepatitis E epidemic around, the necessity of vaccination is not high.