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Age is calculated from the date of birth, not only in vaccination, but also in pediatrics.
The direction “vaccinate at 2 months of age” means that the vaccination must be completed 60 days
after the date of birth. Often times, there are mothers who hurriedly come to the pediatrics department
with an infant around 1 month of age, worrying that their babies missed the period for DPT vaccine.
They misunderstood the direction; they understood “2 months” as 2 months from when the baby was
first conceived.
All ages in hospital are calculated the same way as mentioned above. When taking your child to the
hospital for vaccination, take your baby diary with you and ask the doctor or the nurse to write the
next date of visit to receive the next set of vaccines.
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 It is best to receive vaccination in the morning.
When taking your child for vaccination, make sure to take the baby diary, to measure the body
temperature of the baby and
ensure that the baby doesn’t have any fever, and bathe the baby the day before vaccination.
Dress your baby in clean clothes and visit the doctor.
If possible, do not accompany a child that is not a patient.
It is recommended that the mothers take their child to the hospital.
When leaving the task to other person, inform him or her about the current status of the baby,
about which vaccinations the baby
must receive, and about the number of times the baby has received that vaccination.
It is fine to delay the date of vaccination for a few days. Postpone the vaccination for a few
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After vaccination, rub the spot of injection for at least 5 minutes.
This is to spread out the effects of medicate and reduce the level of local reaction.
A bruise may occur on the injection spot if not rubbed properly.
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Observe the state of the child for at least 20 minutes at the waiting room.
Even after arriving home, observe the child carefully for at least 3 hours.
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Make sure that the area around the injection spot stays clean.
If there is something dirty, wash with water.
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If the injection area swells up, don’t worry unless the swelling is excessively big.
It is common to see swellings after the vaccination. Ice the injection area if it swells up or hurts.
If the area still swells up, and the child feels painful even after the icing, talk with the pediatrician.
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If the child has a fever, or convulses, show him or her to a pediatrician immediately.
The fever may be due to the vaccine, but common cold can also be a cause.
If the fever suddenly breaks out at night after the vaccination, administer an antipyretic
(fever remedy), and go to the hospital as soon as the hospital opens the morning after.
In case of a very serious fever, go to the emergency room regardless of the time.
If the fever occurs during the day, don’t administer antipyretics; instead, go to the pediatrics
department. DPT vaccines cause a fever within a day, and it does not last for over one day
most of the time.
In case of vaccinations for measles, the fever may break out 7 to 14 days after vaccination.
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Always receive records for each received vaccination.
In addition, circle the date of the next visitation and write the name of the corresponding vaccination.
If a problem occurs after vaccination, it is best to immediately visit or contact the pediatrics
department that administered the vaccination. Keep the vaccination record for at least 20 years.
Admission to foreign schools is forbidden without the proper vaccination records.
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