While the trial of the Corona vaccine is still ongoing for children, protecting their health is the main priority of parents during these difficult times.
Shooting flu is important for children as flu and Covid-19 viruses cause common symptoms, including fever, cold and coughing.
Doctors recommend that flu vaccination can reduce symptoms that may be confused with caused by Covid-19 and prevent children from the flu and reduce the severity of the flu can also reduce pressure on parents.
To protect children against infection it is very important in years developing because it can have an impact on their growth and development.
The best way to prevent flu between children with flu vaccines, is effective especially in seasonal changes and is truly a necessity because the rainy season approaches.
According to the recommendations of WHO, CDC, AAP and IAP, each child over the age of 6 months qualifies for flu injections and must be given 2 doses with a one-month gap if you go for the first time.
4 weeks recommended by the doctor to be maintained between the two vaccines so that the child gets enough time for antibodies to develop, and to build immunity to several types of viral infections.
Furthermore, the injection of the flu (one shot) can be given every year.
Some parents are worried about the side effects of the injection of the flu, which is very minimal.
A child can experience mild symptoms of fever or a little pain in the injection site, preferably the lateral side of the arm, which will subside in one or two days.
The flu vaccine is updated every season according to variations seen on viruses (antigens drift and antigen shift).
Flu shots are available for all age groups over 6 years, both pre-school schools, children, teenagers, teenagers, pregnant women, breastfeeding mothers, geriatric age groups.
The flu vaccine does not protect from Covid-19 infection.
This can reduce the risk of contracting flu infections and saves children from hospitalization.
Every child with all forms of allergies can take a flu shot.
Some general side effects of flu shots
Parents must know that side effects from light flu injections, and the side effects are the same in adults, children and babies.
Fever after a flu shot.
Parents need to check whether children experience fever 101 ° F (38 ° C) or less because this is a common side effect of the injection of the flu and this will expire in one or two days.
Reaction on the Flu Injection Site
The most common side effects of flu injections are reactions on the injection site.
After a shot is given, parents need to check whether children have pain, redness, warmth, and in some cases, a little swollen in the injection site.
Side effects usually disappear in less than two days.
By Dr.
Prashanth Gowda, Consultant Neonatologist & Pediatrician, Palather Hospital, Sarjapur, Bengaluru