Vaccines are biological products that are composed of bacteria similar to those produced by the disease, but have been unable to develop. When administered, these germs are identified by the body and stimulate the immune system to develop natural defenses that protect it from viruses and bacteria. The scientific and social developments have allowed for decades in our country dispongamos necessary vaccines to address the most common infections.
The children should be vaccinated in order to protect them from infectious diseases. Vaccines have eradicated smallpox and almost totally other infections, such as polio and measles, which were very common diseases in the past. The vaccines most commonly used in our country are: hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae type b, meningococcal C, pneumococcal, measles, rubella, mumps, or mumps, varicella, human papillomavirus, rotavirus , hepatitis A and influenza.
Despite these successes, it is important that parents do not forget the importance of meeting the guidelines and immunization schedule established by the health system. Many of the diseases prevented by vaccines are still present in developed countries and are common in other parts of the world. These diseases can spread rapidly among unvaccinated children, who will also be subject to a high risk when traveling to other countries.
Some parents wonder whether vaccines pose a risk of the child developing the disease to be vaccinated. They should know that the risk of your child getting the disease as a result of vaccination, is much lower than if no vaccine, in which case they will be exposed without defense against the disease.
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Vaccination Guidelines
Most doctors recommend follow a vaccination schedule that begins during the first week after birth with Hepatitis B. However, the recommended ages for vaccination should not be considered as absolute. Although parents should try to get their children vaccinated on schedule, some slight delays do not interfere with immunity is reached at the end nor does rebooting the series of injections from the beginning.
In a single visit to the health center, the health professional can manage more than one vaccine. Often combine several of them in a single injection: for example, vaccines against pertussis, diphtheria, tetanus, polio and Haemophilus influenzae type B. The combination vaccine reduces the number of injections needed without compromising the safety or effectiveness of the same.
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Immunization Schedule
The Spanish Association of Pediatrics recommends your calendar for 2010 given the following vaccinations before the age of seven years:
3 doses against hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b and polio in the first year. Most of the Spanish autonomous communities manage these 6 vaccines in one injection (hexavalent) at 2, 4 and 6 months of age. Some CC. AA. also vaccinate all infants against hepatitis B.
3 doses against meningitis C at 2, 4-6 and 12-18 months of age.
4 doses against the pneumococcus at 2, 4, 6 and 12-18 months of age.
2-3 doses of oral rotavirus vaccine at 2, 4 (and 6) months. This vaccine is not funded by the health system.
2 doses against measles, mumps and rubella, the first at 12-15 months of age and the second between 3 and 6 years. The three components are administered together in a single injection (MMR).
2 doses varicella, at 12-15 months of age and again at 3-4 years.
1 dose against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, polio, in a single injection (pentavalent), at 15-18 months of age.
1 dose against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine at 4-6 years.
A personal health record vaccinations helps you and your doctor to administer vaccinations on time. Registration must begin at birth, when the child should receive their first vaccination, and must be updated every time the child gets new dose. This information will be very useful if your family moves from home or change doctors. Remember to keep track each time you visit the doctor for a vaccination.
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Do adults should be vaccinated?
While the emphasis on vaccinating Younger adults also can benefit from the vaccine when they are at risk. For example, we recommend the application of tetanus vaccine to the general population, particularly for those who are exposed to workplace injuries, the rabies for those who are in constant contact with dogs, and the antibrucelósica and anthrax for working in livestock. It is also suggested vaccinated against measles, chickenpox and hepatitis B and A, if we have been exposed to sources of contagion. In addition, health authorities recommend properly vaccinated before traveling to geographical areas where some infections, such as yellow fever, plague and hepatitis B, are endemic.
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What you need to know
Vaccines are a long-term guarantee, not a temporary remedy.
There is no impediment for the vaccine if at that time the child suffers mild disease, has a fever or is with diarrhea, or is receiving a course of antibiotics. In any case, discuss these situations the clinician before the vaccine.
The vaccines do not interfere with meals. Although there is a belief that vaccines should apply fasting, that is absolutely false. The child should respect their meal times also the days when being vaccinated.
The hygiene of the child must be like any other day. Children should be bathed every day, even when a vaccine is applied.
It is quite normal that the child has fever or malaise suffer in the days after vaccination. Generally, you only have to manage fever medication recommended by your doctor, and only suggested to consult the doctor if the condition persists for several days.
When a vaccination schedule is not interrupted or incomplete vaccination to restart from the beginning, but can resume at the point it was interrupted.
Vaccines are not effective and 100% safe. Some vaccinated children do not develop immunity and other adverse reactions. The most common is that adverse reactions are of minor importance, as the presence of pain or swelling at the injection site, a rash or grade fever.
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