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Responding to VnExpress on the afternoon of April 1, doctor Thai said that children 5-11 years old do not need any special preparation before vaccination.
According to doctor Thai, recently, the Expanded Immunization Program recorded many students having reactions after vaccination and having to be hospitalized.
`Ideally, parents should discuss with their children about the injection process, possible side effects, monitoring time… At the injection site, if they are next to their children, they should reassure them so that they do not
Families also play a very important role when monitoring children at home after vaccination, according to Dr. Thai.
Possible side effects in children include pain at the injection site, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, chills, diarrhea, rash, hives at the injection site, rash at the injection site..
If your child is having an acute or chronic progressive illness such as fever, infection, cancer chemotherapy, multisystem inflammation (usually manifested by fever, rash, red eyes…), vaccination should be postponed until recovery.
Doctor Thai recommends that children with a history of allergies, cognitive disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity syndrome… need to be cautious when injecting.
On March 31, the Ministry of Health agreed to vaccinate Moderna vaccines for children 6-11 years old.
Localities deploy on a rolling basis according to schools and areas, based on the epidemic situation and the quantity of vaccines provided.
According to statistics from the Central Hygiene and Epidemiology, the whole country has more than 11.8 million children in the age group for this vaccination period.
Previously, the Institute of Public Opinion (under the Central Propaganda Department) surveyed people’s opinions on Covid-19 vaccination for children, then randomly sampled more than 18,000 people.
Medical staff prepare Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine doses for students in Ho Chi Minh City.
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