Vaccines Required for children

Vaccines Required for children

Discuss vaccines required for children. Discuss the risks and benefits of vaccinations.

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Vaccines Required for Children

Vaccine combinations can shorten the list of required injections, but the total number of doses is still substantial. Vaccines must be administered at certain times to have the most impact on preventing illness in children. Therefore, this article aims to talk about the necessary immunizations for children, the dangers associated with vaccines, and the advantages of vaccines.

One dose of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is part of the standard immunization regimen for children by age two. MMR vaccinations are recommended to be administered twice, the first time between twelve and fifteen months of age and the second time between four and six years of age. The MMR immunization schedule should also include adolescents and adults. Haemophilus influenza (Hib), a common upper respiratory infection that may potentially cause meningitis, requires four doses of vaccine for children. The Hib vaccination series for infants typically begins at two months of age and finishes between twelve and fifteen months. One or more doses of the Hib vaccine may be necessary for children between twelve months and five years who have not been fully immunized. Children also need to have the polio vaccination. The polio vaccination in children is given in four separate doses. They should get a dosage at two months, four months, six to eighteen months, and four to six years old (Kalies et al., 2006). For diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough, immunizations total four doses (DPT).

On the other hand, there are three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine. In addition, to protect infants against potentially fatal infectious diseases, they must get three doses of a vaccine against rotavirus, a virus that may cause severe diarrhea (Kalies et al., 2006). Pneumococcal illness, which may cause ear infections and pneumonia, also needs four immunizations for youngsters. Booster injections for DPT, IPV, MMR, and chicken pox are recommended for kids between four and six years old. After the first six months of life, children should begin getting a flu vaccination annually. All kids should have the hepatitis A vaccine.

Consequences of immunizations

Low-grade fever, fussiness, and injection-site pain are some of the mild dangers linked with vaccines. Vaccines have a small but real chance of causing short-term adverse effects such a headache, tiredness, or an inability to eat (Crescitelli et al., 2020). Nonetheless, immunizations have a lower risk of causing serious adverse events, such as anaphylaxis or neurological symptoms like seizures.

Vaccines' Positive Effects

The vaccines available now may prevent a youngster from a wider range of illnesses than ever before, saving their lives.  For instance, due to widespread immunization, polio is no longer a major health concern in the United States, where it was formerly responsible for widespread disability and even death. The other advantage of vaccines is that they are both safe and very efficient, because it is only after much deliberation among scientists, physicians, and other medical experts that a vaccine is recommended for children.

 

 

References

Crescitelli, M. D., Ghirotto, L., Sisson, H., Sarli, L., Artioli, G., Bassi, M. C., ... & Hayter, M. (2020). A meta-synthesis study of the key elements involved in childhood vaccine hesitancy. Public Health, 180, 38-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2019.10.027

Kalies, H., Grote, V., Verstraeten, T., Hessel, L., Schmitt, H. J., & von Kries, R. (2006). The use of combination vaccines has improved timeliness of vaccination in children. The Pediatric infectious disease journal, 25(6), 507-512.

Rodrigues, C. M., & Plotkin, S. A. (2020). Impact of vaccines; health, economic and social perspectives. Frontiers in microbiology, 11, 1526. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01526

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