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From tomorrow, children aged 5-11 in Singapore will be vaccinated
It is said that children are the weakness of parents, especially under the epidemic! This year, the outbreak of the epidemic in Singapore's community has broken out, and in the case that most adults have been vaccinated, children under the age of 12 who cannot be vaccinated have become the most feared group of parents and even the whole society!
Finally, from tomorrow, children aged 5-12 in Singapore can also be vaccinated, and many parents have begun to hesitate, is the side effect of vaccination on their children? Infections in children are generally mild, so do I still need to be vaccinated? Does my child also need a booster injection?
Today, Masterstone provides a comprehensive answer to the questions about their children's vaccinations for parents
Most of your child's infections have mild symptoms
Do I still need to get vaccinated?
According to the previous reports of Wanshitong, I believe that many parents know that children are infected with the new crown, and the general symptoms are relatively mild, and even some children are asymptomatic. So is it still necessary for children to be vaccinated? The answer is, it is necessary!
While in most cases children will experience only mild symptoms of COVID-19 infection, infected children may develop serious complications a month or two after recovery, the most serious of which may lead to multiple organ failure or even death. And children vaccinated against COVID-19 not only reduce the chance of infection, but also reduce the chance of serious complications in children.
Some time ago in Singapore, there were thousands of new cases in a single day, and at the worst time, hundreds of children were infected every day, and there were several serious complications. And a new wave of Omilon mutant strains are also eyeing the tiger, medical workers will analyze that more people will be infected with the virus, and the probability of serious complications after diagnosis is 10 times higher than the chance of side effects of vaccination, so it is necessary for children to get the new crown vaccine!
Children who have been infected,
Is it still necessary to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
As for children who have recovered from COVID-19 infection, the question of whether they need to be vaccinated. Experts say it is best to get vaccinated at least 3 months after recovery.
The Ministry of Health said it would be best for all unvaccinated people, including children, to receive another dose of the vaccine three months after the day of diagnosis after recovering from COVID-19.
The Ministry of Health says there is evidence that a single dose of the mRNA vaccine can further improve individual immunity to covid-19.
For the time it takes for a child to be vaccinated after recovering from COVID-19, Dr Leung Ho Nam, an infectious disease expert in Singapore, recommends that vaccination is best achieved after 3 months after recovery.
Children are naturally active,
Are there side effects such as myocarditis after vaccination?
As we all know, after receiving the new crown vaccine, you can't exercise vigorously, and some teenagers and young men have had heart-related side effects after vaccination (Singapore 16-year-old boy who has been vaccinated after cardiac arrest emergency into the ICU!). Side effects have been reported in 6606 people!!! ）。 And children are naturally active, let them after vaccination quietly do not do strenuous exercise is not realistic, then children will have myocarditis and other symptoms?
In response, local doctors in Singapore said that myocarditis and pericarditis are rare side effects, usually occurring in young men and after receiving the second dose of the vaccine. The incidence is about 0.96 cases per 100,000 doses, and most patients who develop this symptom are mild and have recovered after treatment, so the Singapore Ministry of Health recommends that everyone avoid strenuous exercise for two weeks after vaccination.
As for children, if they exercise vigorously after vaccination, they may have a rapid or irregular heartbeat, chest pain, and difficulty breathing. Therefore, after the vaccination of children, must reduce running and avoid physical education class. As for daily activities, walking, going up and down stairs, playground play, etc., the risks are not great.
Vaccines can affect your child's development,
Does it cause severe allergies?
Everyone knows that Singapore has vaccinated adolescents aged 12 to 19 against COVID-19, and judging from the vaccination data, the vaccine has not affected their development and fertility. And even pregnant women can give birth to healthy children without vaccination.
The role of vaccines is mainly to stimulate the immune system, so doctors do not think that children will be affected by vaccination and development, in contrast, the complications after infection with the new crown are more terrible.
And the child after the new crown vaccine may appear after the serious allergic reactions include: breathing difficulties, dizziness, rash throughout the body, swollen eyes and lips, etc., doctors said that the phenomenon of severe allergic reactions after vaccination with Pfizer vaccine is rare, if the above allergy symptoms appear, parents must take their children to seek medical treatment in time. If your child develops an allergic reaction after the first dose of the vaccine, a second dose should not be given. Singapore's Ministry of Health is also looking for alternative vaccines for children with allergy symptoms, such as Coxing vaccine.
Everyone knows that the cunning new crown virus has been mutating, and Singapore has been gradually reopening, and the risk of children being infected in the future is not small, so parents should not waste food because of too much consideration, take their children to vaccinate as soon as possible, and let their children form immunity, which is the most important thing at the moment!