Why and when to vaccinate a child?

 Why and when to vaccinate a child?

Vaccination is an effective achievement of medical science. Vaccination is done to protect the body from any possible disease that may occur in the future. Vaccination protects against possible future diseases.

Vaccination is done by injecting the dead or weakened bacteria of the related disease into the human body. White blood cells are activated to produce disease-fighting antibodies.

Especially the immune system of newborns is very weak. So they can suffer from even minor diseases. Therefore, they are vaccinated against some diseases that may occur. In particular, to keep children healthy, to protect them from disability, and to prevent them from getting serious diseases, they should complete the set amount of vaccinations.

Age-wise vaccination schedule has also been prepared for newborns. In this case, first-time parents should know which vaccines are available for newborns in Nepal and when to administer them.

Why wear it?

After the child is born, all the vaccinations are given at the specified time according to the vaccination schedule. Disease rate, disability rate and death rate in children will decrease. Various types of communicable diseases can be avoided. Therefore, after giving birth to a child, the couple should get information about the vaccinations given to the child. It should be clearly understood about when to give the vaccine and where to give it.

When to wear?

BCG vaccine

Babies should be vaccinated with BCG as soon as they are born. It is also available at every health center and vaccination center. There is no charge for this, the government distributes it free of charge. BCG vaccine protects infants from tuberculosis.

DPT/Hep B–Hib

After that, the infant should be vaccinated against DPT and hepatitis B 4-4 weeks apart. This vaccine is given at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age. It should be applied thrice. It protects against whooping cough, whooping cough, hepatitis B, meningitis and pneumonia caused by Haemophilus B.

Polio

Along with that, polio vaccine is given at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age. It is given three times. It protects against poliomyelitis.

FIPV

Two doses of FIPV vaccine are given after the baby is 14 weeks and 9 months old.

Rota

This vaccine, which should be given twice at 6 weeks and 10 weeks, works against diarrhea caused by rota virus.

PCV

PCV vaccination is given at 6 weeks, 10 weeks and 9 months. It is given thrice, it protects against pneumococcus meningitis and pneumonia.

Measles-rubella

Anti-measles-rubella is given at the age of 9 months and 15 months. It protects against measles, rubella.

J.E

JE vaccine is given at 12 months of age. It protects against Japanese encephalitis.

TD

Not only infants, pregnant women are also given TD. It protects the infant from scurvy and frog disease.

What happens if the vaccination is delayed?

Vaccination is effective within the prescribed time i.e. within 15 months. But for some reason, vaccination may be missed or delayed. But if it is too late, you should not be vaccinated. Vaccination should be mandatory even if it is delayed. In addition, the government has also given 'delay vaccination' for up to five years to those who missed or delayed vaccination.

What happens if you don't get vaccinated?

If the child is not vaccinated, problems such as whooping cough, whooping cough, whooping cough, hepatitis B, meningitis and pneumonia caused by Haemophilus B may appear.

Failure to vaccinate can lead to poliomyelitis, diarrhea caused by rota virus, meningitis and pneumonia, measles, rubella, Japanese encephalitis, diphtheria and frog disease.

If one or two of these vaccines are missed, there is a possibility of contracting the disease against which the vaccine was missed.

Common side-effects of vaccines

Side-effects such as general pain, redness, and swelling around the injection site may occur after vaccination. But this problem resolves itself within a few days.

Side-effects such as pain in the area around the injection site and mild fever may also be seen. Some vaccines, especially the influenza vaccine, may cause problems such as body aches and colds.

Some people may experience a mild headache after vaccination, and some vaccines may cause temporary muscle or joint pain. Also, young children may be more irritable or restless after vaccination.

How does the vaccine work in the body?

When we are born, the body is injected (needle) soon after. After that, another vaccination is given in a few weeks. From birth to the age of one year, our body has already received a dozen vaccines.

Why did you have to vaccinate like this? What will happen if you don't get vaccinated? Another question that arises with this is, why is vaccination mandatory when suffering from various diseases?

In particular, vaccination develops such an immune system in our body, which prevents some possible diseases. In particular, it is a microscopic biological substance.

Before the development of vaccines, child mortality rates were staggering. Children were victims of various infectious diseases and died prematurely. This is how smallpox afflicted the children of the world.

In 1796, the British scientist Edward Jenner started the history of modern vaccination to protect against smallpox. The smallpox vaccination campaign was intensified. In 1980, the World Health Organization certified that 'smallpox has been globally eradicated'. This was the first case where an infectious disease was eradicated due to vaccination.

Smallpox vaccine was first introduced in Nepal during the time of Bhimsen Thapa. Also, the smallpox virus made the Nepalese sick in the 19th and 20th centuries. At that time, even the king and queen fell victim to this epidemic. In the year 1799, after King Ran Bahadur Shah's wife Kantivati ​​suffered from smallpox, there is a history of King Ran Bahadur even abdicating the throne.

Before the introduction of vaccination in Nepal, people used to cry, "Oh God, don't get sick". Expanded vaccination service has started in Nepal since 2034. Diseases like polio have been eradicated due to vaccination. Measles and rubella are under control.

Why is vaccination done?

Vaccination is done to protect the body from any disease. In addition, vaccinations are also given to control and eradicate certain diseases. It weakens the toxins produced by bacteria or viruses in the body.

Vaccination is done to make the body immune and protect it from the risk of certain diseases. This is how vaccines protect lives.

Nepal government has provided 13 vaccines against diseases to children. This vaccine starts right after the baby is born and should be administered until the baby is 15 months old. Vaccines available for children are available at Paik Parne health post or vaccination center.

Not only infants, but also pregnant women should be vaccinated. They are given two TD vaccines. The first dose is administered immediately after pregnancy and the second dose is given at an interval of one month. This vaccine protects pregnant women against diphtheria and diphtheria. It also develops the ability of the baby in the womb to fight those diseases.

Only recently, the government provided the HPV vaccine to girls. It protects them from the risk of cervical cancer. In the same way, sometimes it is necessary to get vaccinated to avoid an epidemic of infectious diseases and sometimes to protect the body from sudden accidents (bites of dogs and cats).

What happens if you don't get vaccinated?

13 vaccinations are mandatory for infants within the age of one and a half years. If these vaccinations are missed, there is a risk of various diseases. Like frog disease, whooping cough, whooping cough, hepatitis B, meningitis and pneumonia caused by Haemophilus B. Likewise, if vaccination is not given on time, diseases like poliomyelitis, diarrhea caused by rota virus, measles, rubella, Japanese encephalitis can strike at any time.

Which vaccine, when?

BCG vaccine

This vaccine is given as soon as the baby is born. It works against tuberculosis. One dose is enough. Children born in the hospital are given this vaccine there. But when the baby is born at home, they should go to hospital, health center and vaccination center.

DPT, Hep B vaccine

These vaccines are given three times at 6, 10 and 14 weeks. DPT protects against frog disease, whooping cough, pertussis, while Hep B vaccine protects against hepatitis B and Haemophilus B vaccine against meningitis and pneumonia caused by Haemophilus B.

polio drops

Polio vaccine is also administered orally at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age. It is given three times. It prevents poliomyelitis ie paralysis.

FIPV

This vaccine is a vaccine given by needle against polio. It should be given twice to infants at 9 weeks and 14 weeks of age.

Rota Vaccination

Diarrhea is common in children due to rota virus. Rota vaccine is given at 6 weeks and 10 weeks after birth to prevent diarrhea caused by rota virus.

PCV vaccine

This vaccine is given at 6 weeks, 10 weeks and 9 months of age. It is given three times. It protects against meningitis, ear infections and pneumonia caused by pneumococcus.

Measles-Rubella Vaccine

This vaccine is given against measles-rubella at the age of 9 months and 15 months. It protects against measles, rubella.

Typhoid vaccine

This vaccine is given against typhoid disease. It is given once in 15 months after birth.

JE vaccine

This vaccine is given at the age of 12 months. It protects against Japanese encephalitis.

By what means is the vaccine administered?

Polio and rota are fed. Other vaccines are BCG, PCV, FIPV, DPT, Measles and Rubella, Japanese Encephalitis by injection. BCG, FIPV, Measles and Rubella vaccine are administered through a needle in the arm, while the rest of the vaccine is administered in the thigh.

What happens if the vaccination is delayed?

Vaccination is effective within the prescribed time i.e. within 15 months. But for some reason, vaccination may be missed or delayed. But if it is too late, you should not be vaccinated. Vaccination should be mandatory even if it is delayed is In addition, the government of Nepal has been giving 'delay vaccination' for up to five years to those who miss or are late for vaccination.