Сегодня нас с вами будет интересовать прививка от rotavirus. This vaccination is not mandatory, but many are thinking about making it to their child. Is it worth doing this? What is rotavirus? What is he dangerous? What could be the consequences of vaccination? Everything about rotavirus infection and the vaccine against it will be presented later. Think carefully before you vaccinate your baby. Maybe it is not needed at all.
Rotavirus is ...
Для начала разберемся, с какой инфекцией мы имеем a business. This question is extremely important. After all, it is always important to know which disease is being referred to. Rotavirus is an infection that is the most common cause of vomiting and diarrhea in babies. It is usually mild, but complications can occur.
As practice shows, most often rotavirusThe disease occurs in children under the age of 5 years. The older the child, the lower the risk of certain side effects. In principle, some rotavirus are not afraid. To some extent this is correct. Rotavirus vaccination is not included in the list of mandatory, which means that you can refuse it without any special problems. But how dangerous is this disease? Why do many parents still have the appropriate vaccination?
Danger of illness
The thing is that rotavirus infection canbe pretty dangerous. For adults and already grown children, it does not bear much harm. Unpleasantly, it goes away after a while and does not bring death or serious complications.
But if we talk about small children (just theymost often suffer from rotavirus), then everything is a little different. After all, this disease leads to dehydration. It, in turn, will be extremely dangerous, as it can lead to a lethal outcome. Not so often, but such cases have happened.
In addition, rotavirus infection cancause intestinal problems. For example, to invaginate the intestines. Only there is one more small moment which should be considered - the inoculation against a rotavirus will not protect the child from this effect.
In other words, our current illnessdangerous because it leads to dehydration. And of course, accompanied by a variety of symptoms of infection - vomiting, diarrhea, nausea, fever and malaise of the body. We'll have to take this into account.
At what age do
Many people think at what age to start.vaccinate if a vaccination decision has been made. And here, as a rule, there are no clear limits. Rotavirus vaccination for adults is practically not done. Moreover, it almost does not bring any effect and a positive result. But children - easily.
At what age is the first vaccination?In general, it is recommended to hold it no later than 2 months of life of the baby. After all, vaccination against rotovirus infections in children up to one year often helps to protect the still fragile organism from danger.
By the way, vaccination in 2 stages.That is, will have to do re-vaccination. And it should not be later than 8 months of life of the baby. It is advisable, as doctors say, to vaccinate the child again at 4 months. This approach will reduce the risk of infection. But is vaccine safe? Should I do it really? What do doctors and parents think about this?
Variety of virus
To be honest, opinions are divided here. And it’s difficult to answer exactly which reviews of rotavirus vaccination receive. Each parent must come to this or that conclusion.
The first reason some refusevaccination is nothing but a variety of rotavirus infection. You can compare it with the flu. That is, often vaccinations can not protect the baby from all varieties of our current disease. From this it follows that the risk of infection still occurs. So, there is no point in vaccination. That is what some parents say. Often, after vaccination, children are still infected with rotavirus. Not the best outcome, especially after vaccination. This all suggests that rotavirus vaccination is not very effective. In any case, after it, there is still a chance of infection due to the diversity of the infection.
Not dangerous
What else can you pay attention to?For example, the fact that a vaccination against rotavirus receives a variety of parents. Some refuse vaccination because they think the disease is not too dangerous.
In principle, the way it is.If you consider the symptoms of this, you will notice: rotavirus infection is vomiting and diarrhea. Not too dangerous, if you think. As some parents claim, our current disease is not more dangerous in itself than the most common food poisoning. And coping with it is easy. So, rotavirus vaccination for children (and adults too) does not make any sense. After all, sometimes it is easier to get some infection, so that you can have immunity for it (or at least the body is ready for another collision) than to vaccinate and deal with the consequences. But parents should decide for themselves.
Inefficiency
Another reason vaccination is againstrotavirus for children receives not the best reviews (or rather, as ineffective vaccination). Doctors point to the ineffectiveness of this at a certain age. That is, in fact, the timing of this procedure is limited.
As already mentioned, rotavirus infectionsMost often, children are ill at an early age, up to about 5 years. But rotavirus vaccination for children in 2 years already loses its effectiveness. That is, at this age, there is no point in vaccination. So doctors say. If you do not decide on the procedure at an early age of the child, then when he grew up, there is no point in the vaccine. After all, in medicine today, most doctors insist on a variety of vaccinations, even those that are not included in the list of mandatory standards.
In other words, if we are talking about a very smallbaby (up to about 8–12 months old), then vaccination makes sense. But with age it gets lost. It turns out that the decision depends on how old the baby is.
Optional vaccination
It can also be assumed that one should notonce a child is vaccinated against rotavirus infection only because this process is not on the list of mandatory ones. In other words, it is optional. You can offer vaccination in the clinic, and already a direct decision is made independently.
Russia has recently decided to refusefrom unnecessary vaccinations. Especially children. Too many unpleasant consequences in practice pops up after the kids. Vaccination against rotovirus infections in adults, as we have already found out, does not make any special sense. Yes, and children at a certain age from it will be at least confusing. It means that it is quite logical either to hurry up with vaccination or to refuse it altogether.
If you trust only mandatory vaccinations,then rotavirus should not be vaccinated child. In particular, if your baby has already strong immunity. After all, these children tend to have a reduced risk of infection. Why, then, once again torment the child? This is extra stress for the baby and for his body.
Not for all
Definitely not worth doing this vaccination, ifYour child has some serious health problems. Even doctors say that vaccination against rotavirus infections is not suitable for everyone. There are a number of restrictions that simply prohibit the conduct of this process.
For example, children with reduced immunity (tooweak) cannot be vaccinated. In any case, until their organisms become stronger. In this case, doctors prescribe an individual vaccination plan at the request of the parents.
Chronic severe illness as wellThe tendency to allergic reactions - these are the next items that generally prohibit rotavirus vaccination. With such phenomena, even think about the process is not worth it. You simply ban doctors to vaccinate. And warn you about how dangerous non-compliance with these restrictions.
Any serious illness can servereason for refusing vaccination. In other words, one should not be vaccinated against rotavirus if the baby has some severe diseases. This also includes vomiting and diarrhea. Under such circumstances, it is worthwhile to postpone the process until complete recovery. And then decide again whether you need this vaccine. After all, many, as already mentioned, refuse it.
Effects
Before you do this or that vaccination,It is worth knowing about what this process may lead to. After all, vaccinations often do not pass without certain consequences. Some of them are able to repel vaccination.
Rotavirus infections are much more complicated.than with most other diseases. Why? The fact is that, as already mentioned, at a certain age, vaccination loses its meaning. Yes, and it does not give 100% guarantee that the child does not become infected with this infection.
In addition, the effects after vaccination are not toodelight. They can be much more serious than from any other vaccine. For example, as already mentioned, the baby may have an invagination of the intestines. This is not a very frequent, but dangerous phenomenon. They suffer from 1 child out of 100,000 vaccinated. Already this indicator pushes many away and makes them abandon the procedure.
There are also a number of minor consequences.Although they are not too pleasant. After all, often after vaccination against rotavirus, babies have diarrhea, vomiting, indigestion, fever, weakness and lethargy appear. Excessive irritability, tearfulness is not excluded. Do not forget about allergic reactions! They also appear quite often. Children who are not prone to allergies often have a rash or irritation on the skin. In principle, not too dangerous. But sometimes you can confuse the disease with the effects of vaccination.
Strong immunity
Rotavirus vaccination is something that manyare thinking. After all, to do it or not is a rather difficult question. On the one hand, any vaccination is an additional guarantee that the child will not get sick. True, this is not always the case. On the other hand, in our case, the probability of a collision with a rotavirus infection after the procedure is not too much reduced. As already mentioned, the effectiveness of vaccination is not particularly high.
Among other things, doctors assure - in the bodya person to rotavirus over time develops a strong immunity without any additional measures. If a child has already suffered several times (at least 2) by the age of five, he will get a fairly high resistance to the virus. That is, it is better to have a few pains and get a strong immunity to the disease than to constantly make vaccinations that do not fully protect against it.
conclusions
So we found out that rotavirus vaccination to children up to what age is being done and whether it is effective. But it remained unclear - whether to agree to vaccination or not.
This question everyone must decide for himself.In general, everything depends on many factors. If your child has a fairly stable immunity, there is nothing to fear. And if we consider that rotovirus infections are complete, and vaccination often leads to the development of immunity to only one species, then there is no special meaning in it.
Yes, rotavirus vaccination can sometimes help.to secure the child. Especially at an early age. But, as practice shows, it is better to have a few times a disease of an infectious disease and to get immunity to it than to constantly vaccinate a child. Our case is no exception. So it is recommended not to vaccinate the child once again if you do not want it. Remember that rotavirus vaccination does not provide a 100% guarantee that the child does not become infected. So, it does not make much sense.
