As recommended by WHO, for the benefit of individuals and the community, all children need to be fully vaccinated against serious diseases such as diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, hepatitis B and pneumonia. Meningitis caused by Hib bacteria. When your baby is 2 months old, he or she needs 5-in-1 vaccinations to prevent the most common diseases listed above. This is the time when many mothers wonder and worry about which vaccine to choose for their children, should they be vaccinated or vaccinated?
Distinguish between the extensive vaccination vaccines and the service vaccines
Up to now, there are 2 types of 5-in-1 vaccines applied in the expanded vaccination program in our country, namely Quinvanxem and ComBE Five.
Quinvaxem vaccine
This is the most popular vaccine, recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2006. This vaccine is produced by Berna Biotech Company, Korea, including micro-toxin detoxification. diphtheria, tetanus, whole cell pertussis, hepatitis B virus surface antigen and Hib bacterial shell antigen (causing meningitis, pneumonia).
ComBE Five vaccine
Made by Biological E Company, India, is a new vaccine, which has the same composition as Quinvaxem vaccine. More than 400 million doses of ComBE Five vaccine have been used in 43 countries worldwide.
In the past, due to a consecutive period of suspected vaccine-related deaths, the Ministry of Health had to suspend the vaccination and report to the World Health Organization. WHO). The WHO investigation has confirmed that most of the deaths are due to coincidence with other diseases in children.
The WHO has also concluded Quinvaxem is safe and recommended to be used again. However, since May 2017, the Ministry of Health has officially introduced ComBE Five vaccine into the expanded vaccination program, replacing Quinvaxem vaccine.
Pentaxim vaccine
For service injection, the 5-in-1 vaccine used in our country is 5-in-1 vaccine Pentaxim. This vaccine is produced by Sanofi Pasteur Company, France. Unlike Quinvaxem vaccine and ComBE Five vaccine, the composition of Pentaxim vaccine includes antibodies of diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, Hib and polio, no hepatitis B. Vaccine Pentaxim is used in 99 countries around the world.
In addition, recently due to a shortage of 5-in-1 vaccines, many parents have chosen the 6-in-1 Infanrix vaccine to vaccinate their children. This is a service vaccine to help prevent Diphtheria - Pertussis (acellular) - Tetanus - Hepatitis B - Polio - Hib.
Should the booster vaccination or service injection?
Many parents think that the expensive vaccine is better than the free one in the extended vaccination program. In fact, vaccines in the expanded immunization program are paid for by the state to buy and supported by international organizations.
Whether it is a vaccine in the expanded vaccination program or a service vaccine, before being put into use, it must be tested for safety and effectiveness closely, licensed by the Ministry of Health for circulation. So cannot say that "service vaccines are safer than free vaccines". In fact, the majority of children under 1 year of age have already received vaccines in the Annual Immunization Program.
As for the fact that there are some people who say they have more pain and fever when they are vaccinated for the expanded vaccination than the service vaccination, it actually depends a lot on each child. Some babies did not have fever or fussiness after being injected, while others had reactions for several days that made parents worried.
It is important to understand the nature of vaccination - before deciding whether to vaccinate booster or service
Mothers understand the nature of vaccination, which is to put a foreign antigen into the body. Usually, individuals react to a vaccine in varying degrees, and most have only mild reactions such as fever, painful swelling at the injection site, and resolve on their own within a day or two.
However, a very small number of bodies react very strongly to vaccines such as high fever, seizures, prolonged fussiness, cyanosis, even anaphylaxis. As a result, some parents are afraid, hesitant to bring their children to vaccination, or are mentally waiting for Pentaxim vaccine because they think it is safer.
In fact, before being widely used, any vaccine must be tested and met a certain immune response standard. There cannot be a "low immune response" or "unsafe" vaccine that is widely circulated.
Therefore, the choice of whether to vaccinate expansion or service vaccination depends on the individual family situation, with no one option being better than the other.
Is it possible to switch between the 2 vaccines?
Your baby can switch between two vaccines, for example, if a baby is given Quinvanxem, then 2 and 3 can be injected with comBE or Pentaxim vaccines, as long as the baby is guaranteed a minimum distance between injections are 1 month.
Parents need to pay attention when taking their children for injection?
Parents need to coordinate with an immunization officer such as:
Proactively inform the health worker of your child's health status such as sickness, fever or history of allergies or a strong reaction to previous vaccinations such as high fever, persistent fussiness, or abnormality something else.
You should pay attention to younger children and bring them to medical facilities if you see reactions after vaccination lasting more than 1 day.
When a child has a high fever, mothers can give their child antipyretic drugs but must have the instructions and guidance of the health staff.
Severe post-vaccination reactions are rare, such as anaphylaxis at a rate of 1/1 million doses of vaccine and will pass if detected and managed promptly.
If the child has unusual signs such as high fever, prolonged crying, convulsions, not feeding, difficulty breathing, cyanosis, etc., the child should immediately go to the medical facility.
Immunization is the best way to prevent dangerous infectious diseases for children. Children need to be fully immunized and on schedule to prevent dangerous diseases. Parents should not, because of concerns about the quality of the vaccines or of wondering whether to open vaccinations or services, but miss out on their child's chance of being vaccinated, and the baby's health is the most important thing.
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