Importance and types of vaccines for young children

For small children, vaccines are:

D.T.P. ("Triple") for diphtheria, whooping cough (pertussis) and tetanus.

• For complete protection, a child needs three injections.
• Beginning in the second month, you put every 1 to 2 months depending on the country.
• After a year in need of reinforcement.


Infantile paralysis (polio).

• A drop in the mouth every month for three months, and once a year.
• In some countries vaccinated after birth, others at 2 years.
• It is recommended not to breast milk two hours before giving the drops and up to 2 hours later.

B.C.G. for tuberculosis.

• An injection placed under the skin of the right shoulder, once.
• You can vaccinate children at birth or at any age.
• If people are consumptive in the house, it is important to vaccinate children in the first weeks or months of life.
• The vaccine causes a wound that causes scarring.

Measles.

• A single injection at 9 or even 14 months of age according to the country.

Tetanus.

• For children over 12 years and for adults, the most important vaccine is the tetanus.
• One injection every month for three months, another year and then every 10 years.
• Everyone should be vaccinated against tetanus because it is a very dangerous disease.
• When pregnant women get vaccinated protects your child against this disease.

Smallpox.

• For this vaccine is scraping the skin of the left shoulder.
• Can be set at birth or at any age.
• To serve, should make a wound, leaving a scar.
• It can also cause fever.
• Try to keep children scraping the vaccine.
• In many regions and is completely controlled smallpox and the vaccine is not necessary.