Vaccines, for children, are the best way to resist foreign viruses.
Especially for babies, their immune system has not yet been fully established. Vaccination is equivalent to putting on a thick piece of armor.
However, in real life, many children are always refused vaccination because of some minor problems, such as:
The child’s cold is not well yet, so wait until he recovers before vaccination.
The child has a cough and cannot be vaccinated now.
Does the child have a runny nose? Come again next time;
…….
Under such circumstances, can we really postpone it?
Can children really not be vaccinated for these common conditions?
1. Children have cold, fever, cough and other symptoms,
Vaccination depends on the situation.
If the child has just begun to develop common symptoms such as fever, cough, runny nose and nasal obstruction, We generally do not recommend immediate vaccination. However, if the child has been ill or treated for a period of time, is in the recovery period of the disease, the symptoms have basically disappeared or there are minor symptoms that do not affect life, it is no longer in the [acute attack period] of the disease and can be vaccinated.
2. Allergy to any food
Can be vaccinated.
Many years ago, children who were allergic to eggs were not recommended to receive measles vaccines and influenza vaccines, and children who were allergic to milk were not allowed to take orally [small sugar pills] (live attenuated polio vaccine).
But now, the production process of vaccines has improved a lot, and there are no more such restrictions. No matter allergy to eggs, milk or other foods, it does not affect children’s vaccination.
3. Antibiotics are being used
Can be vaccinated.
Antibiotics are only useful for living bacteria. At present, the only live bacteria vaccine is BCG vaccine vaccinated when the baby is born, but common antibiotics will not affect the effect of living bacteria in BCG vaccine.
Therefore, in general, vaccination can also be carried out normally during the use of antibiotics, but it should be noted that children are no longer in the severe onset of the disease.
4. The baby is premature or low birth weight (weight less than 2500 g)
Hepatitis B vaccine can be vaccinated, but BCG vaccine should be postponed.
If it is BCG vaccine, newborns weighing less than 2500 g after birth need to be suspended from vaccination and replanted after the weight reaches the standard.
If it is hepatitis B vaccine, even if the baby is premature or low-weight, as long as there is no serious disease, it can also be vaccinated with the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine.
As for other vaccines to be vaccinated in the future, there is no weight limit.
5. Babies with Jaundice
Can be vaccinated.
Vaccination will not aggravate or subside jaundice slowly, and there is no evidence that the adverse reaction rate of infants with jaundice will increase after vaccination. The World Health Organization specifically stressed that neonatal jaundice is not a taboo for vaccination if there are no other complications.
6. The child is developing eczema.
Can be vaccinated.
More than 30 years ago, there was a saying that “eczema cannot be vaccinated against smallpox”. But now, there is no official or authoritative vaccination guide that mentions eczema in the vaccination taboo. As long as the vaccination site (such as upper arm and thigh muscles) does not have eczema, wounds and other abnormal conditions, vaccination can be carried out.
If so, you need to wait until there is no eczema, no induration and the wound heals before inoculation.
7. Children have a history of febrile convulsion,
Can be vaccinated.
Generally speaking, if it is convulsion caused by fever (diagnosed as febrile convulsion), any vaccine can be vaccinated normally. However, if the child is convulsion caused by nervous system diseases, or convulsion and uncontrollable epilepsy occur without fever, care should be taken and timely medical treatment is recommended.
In addition to the above situations, children will also have various physiological conditions. Whether they can be vaccinated requires professional evaluation and judgment.
Children with these conditions need to postpone vaccination.
Most of the time, children’s minor illnesses and pains should not be the reason for postponing vaccination.
However, each child’s physical condition is different, and under certain special circumstances, vaccination needs to be temporarily delayed.
1. Suffering from serious diseases that affect normal life
For example, serious heart disease, liver and kidney function diseases, severe asthma, rapid allergic reaction, etc. Should be treated first, then vaccinated.
2. Drugs affecting the immune system are being used
For example, steroid hormones, cancer treatment drugs or other drugs that affect the function of immune cells generally need to be stopped for 3 months before vaccination.
3. Use of corticosteroid hormone
Children who use corticosteroid hormones in large doses and for a long time (continuous use for more than 14 days) should not be vaccinated with live attenuated vaccines. However, aerosol inhalation, local use, and small to medium doses of hormones are not taboo for vaccination.
4. Use of drugs containing antibodies
If antibody-containing products, such as immunoglobulin, high-priced immunoglobulin, gamma globulin, etc., are used for various reasons, leprosy vaccine, mumps vaccine, Japanese encephalitis attenuated live vaccine, hepatitis a attenuated live vaccine and varicella vaccine need to be vaccinated at intervals of at least 3 months.
Can’t vaccinate some vaccines, 4 special circumstances
Different children have different physical conditions and different vaccine ingredients and formulas. It is precisely because of this difference that some children cannot be vaccinated with specific vaccines.
At this time, it is generally necessary to choose vaccines of other brands or other processes (such as inactivation) to replace them.
We have sorted out the special situations and solutions of 4 kinds of vaccination, and we can compare them.
Vaccination is the best way to protect children’s health. If there are no special circumstances, it is best not to postpone vaccination.
Because it will put the child in a [streaking] state and increase the risk of getting sick due to infection with various viruses and bacteria.
If the child could have been vaccinated, but was refused vaccination, parents can also have a good communication with each other, after all, each place has its own regulations. First explain the situation, can fight; No, let’s try somewhere else.