The child is so young, is it really suitable for COVID-19 vaccine？ The disease control department gives authoritative answers!
Recently, Guangzhou launched the COVID-19 vaccination for children aged 3 to 11. Xinhua News Agency issued.
Yangcheng Evening News reporter Yu Yanhong correspondent Guangdong CDC
Recently, people’s willingness to vaccinate their children with COVID-19 vaccine continues to rise. At the same time, many parents are worried: Is it really suitable for children to fight at such a young age? Have silkworm bean disease, chronic urticaria, can you fight Children are allergic to dust mites and milk, can they get COVID-19 vaccine? … … To this end, the reporter learned the authoritative answer from the Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention on the 2 nd!
Q1: The child is so young, is it really suitable for playing?
Carrying out Covid-19 vaccination for children aged 3-11 is the deployment made by the relevant state institutions according to the needs of clinical trials and epidemic prevention and control and after expert argumentation.
Clinical trials show that Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 3-11 is as safe and immunogenic as other people, that is to say, Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 3-11 is safe and effective.
At present, vaccination in Covid-19 follows the principle of informed consent and voluntariness. It is suggested that all eligible children without contraindications should be vaccinated and protected as soon as possible.
Q2: Can the child get the COVID-19 vaccine if he has bean disease?
Silkworm bean disease, namely G6PD (glucose -6- phosphate dehydrogenase) deficiency, is a hereditary disease. In the non-hemolytic period, children with silkworm bean disease can be vaccinated normally if their other health conditions meet the vaccination conditions.
Q3: The child has chronic urticaria, can he get COVID-19 vaccine?
It is suggested to suspend vaccination during the acute attack of chronic urticaria.
Chronic urticaria is in a stable phase and can be vaccinated.
In order to better evaluate whether your child can be vaccinated, parents are advised to truthfully inform the vaccination doctor of the child’s disease history, medication history and other health conditions.
Q4: Children are allergic to dust mites and eggs. Can they get COVID-19 vaccine?
Dust mites, food (eggs, peanuts, seafood, mangoes), pollen, alcohol, penicillin and cephalosporin allergy are not contraindications for vaccination, and can be vaccinated. However, those who are seriously allergic to the ingredients contained in COVID-19 vaccine cannot be vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine.
In order to better evaluate whether your child can be vaccinated, parents are advised to truthfully inform the vaccination doctor of the child’s disease history, medication history and other health conditions.
Q5: The child has thalassemia, can he get COVID-19 vaccine?
Children with thalassemia can have different degrees of anemia. Such as mild anemia, other physical health conditions meet the vaccination conditions, can be vaccinated; If moderate or severe anemia, suspend vaccination, correct anemia before vaccination.
In order to better evaluate whether your child can be vaccinated, parents are advised to truthfully inform the vaccination doctor of the child’s disease history, medication history and other health conditions.
Q6: Can a child who is bitten by a dog be vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine and rabies vaccine at the same time?
In any case, when rabies vaccine and tetanus vaccine need to be vaccinated due to animal injury, trauma and other reasons, the above vaccines are given priority regardless of the interval.
If rabies vaccine, tetanus vaccine, etc. are inoculated, the above vaccination should be completed first, and COVID-19 vaccine should be inoculated 14 days later.