Pentavalent Vaccine (Pentavalent Vaccine) is a kind of combined vaccine that can prevent five diseases at the same time. The difference between Pentavalent Vaccine and Free Vaccine lies in the price of both vaccines, the type of preventive diseases, the number of times of inoculation, and the site of inoculation.
1. Different prices: Pentavalent vaccine belongs to imported vaccines, self-funded vaccines, its price is higher, and is not included in the scope of medical insurance, while the free vaccine refers to a class of vaccines, provided by the government free of charge, and is the obligation of the citizens in accordance with the state’s regulations on the procedure of vaccination.
2. Different types of preventive diseases: Pentavalent vaccine can prevent five diseases at the same time, including polio, pertussis, tetanus, diphtheria and Haemophilus influenzae type b infection. The free vaccines include BCG, DPT, tetanus vaccine, polio vaccine, etc., but the prevention of Haemophilus influenzae type b infection needs to be vaccinated at your own expense.
3. Frequency of vaccination: Pentavalent Vaccine is administered at the age of 2, 3 and 4 months or 3, 4 and 5 months for one dose of basic immunization, and one dose of booster immunization at the age of 18 months for a total of four vaccinations. Free vaccines, on the other hand, require different vaccinations according to the age of infants and young children in different months, a total of 12 vaccinations.
4. Different vaccination sites: The DPT5 vaccine is usually injected into the anterolateral thigh, while the free vaccine is usually injected into the deltoid muscle of the upper arm.
Parents can choose the type of vaccination voluntarily according to their own financial conditions, but they need to go to regular medical institutions for vaccination to avoid serious adverse reactions.