Can Children Vaccinated When Sick?
Vaccinated Child
AAT children must be vaccinated at times his condition was not fit or have a particular illness. Could Actually children are immunized when you’re sick or have to be postponed?
This condition depends on how severe the pain suffered by the little guy. Most doctors recommend to delay vaccination if the child has a fever over 38 degrees celsius, flu or other serious infections.
But if the child suffered only a mild flu, so no need to postpone it. Maybe later he will be a little fussy or takes it more difficult to tolerate any reaction.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention USA (CDC) explains the time immunization is an important moment. Children with moderate or severe illness with a fever of whether or not should be vaccinated after an acute illness no longer, as quoted from babycenter, Thursday (28/04/2011).
This is because of vaccines that contain live bacteria or already weakened serves to stimulate the formation of antibodies against disease
them. If the child is given the vaccine when she was sick, then chances are the antibodies produced in the body of the child to be less than the maximum.
The experts also reveal if the child received medication containing steroids should defer vaccination of children. If consumed high doses of steroids, it waits for more than 2 weeks or a month before receiving the vaccine containing the germ of life or who have weakened.
In addition, if the vaccine can cause mild reactions are given, then this condition will make the child becomes fussy or fever for several days. Therefore do not schedule the appropriate vaccines before travel, vacation or other important events.
Some of the other child’s condition also must be considered before receiving the vaccine are:
1. Children with leukemia, lymphoma, other cancers, AIDS or children with immune system danger should consult with a physician. Vaccines containing live or attenuated bacteria do not cause danger under normal conditions, but a weakened immune system by a serious illness may not be able to fight ‘little infection’, produced by the vaccine.
2. Children with low platelet counts or other bleeding problems should not receive the vaccine injection.
3. Children with severe egg allergies should consult with an allergist before receiving vaccines such as flu or MMR.