Precautions for the new coronavirus vaccine for children include communication in advance before vaccination, health status, and retention after vaccination, and contraindications include allergies.
1. Advance communication: Before the new coronavirus vaccination, you should communicate with your doctor whether you have reached the age of vaccination, and whether there are any other factors affecting the effectiveness of the vaccine in your body.
2. Health status: Before vaccination with the new coronavirus vaccine, children need to be in good health if they are in the acute stage of various diseases or in the active stage of chronic diseases. As well as if children have fever, acute skin disease, generally not recommended to vaccinate with the new coronavirus vaccine, otherwise it may induce other adverse reactions.
3. Staying for observation after vaccination, etc.: It is necessary to stay for 30 minutes after the new coronavirus vaccination, and if there is any discomfort after vaccination, you should seek medical advice promptly. You can’t take a bath on the day of vaccination, otherwise it will cause infection at the injection site, avoid strenuous exercise and known allergens. You can drink warm water appropriately and pay attention to keep warm.
Contraindications: people who have allergic reactions to the relevant components of the new coronavirus vaccine; people who have had severe allergic reactions to the vaccine (such as acute allergic reactions, angioedema, respiratory difficulties, etc.); and people who have had adverse reactions to the new coronavirus vaccine (excluding low-grade fever, localized swelling and pain, and other general reactions) are not allowed to receive the vaccine.
If parents with small children have any questions or confusion about the new coronavirus vaccine, they can ask the doctor at the site and choose whether or not to receive the vaccine under the doctor’s guidance.