THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE VACCINATION
*Pre-vaccination screening
Why is screening before vaccination necessary?
Pre-vaccination screening is very necessary to detect abnormalities that need attention to decide whether to vaccinate the child (vaccinated person), delay vaccination or not receive a certain type of vaccine.
Therefore, the child's family or the person receiving the vaccine and the doctor need to cooperate with each other to ensure that the vaccination is timely, effective and safe.
The results of pre-vaccination screening examination are based on the information provided to the doctor by the family member or the person receiving the vaccination and the information the doctor discovers after the examination.
*What information should be reported to the doctor?
For young children, parents need to inform the doctor about health issues and vaccination history such as:
- Does the child weigh 2.5kg yet? (If it is a newborn)
- Does the child nurse (eat), drink, sleep, and play normally?
- Does your child have a fever or any illness? Children have congenital or acquired diseases that require hospitalization from birth until now.
- Is your child taking any medication or treatment?
- Does the child have a history of allergies to any medications or foods?
Does the child have a history of allergic reactions to vaccines or severe reactions to previous vaccinations?
For adults who are vaccinated, they also need to inform their doctor about their health problems, including past diseases, medications and treatments they are taking, recent vaccines (within 4 weeks) and the body's reaction to previous vaccinations or reactions and allergies that have been encountered.
For women, in addition to the basic information above, you need to inform your doctor whether you are pregnant or not, or when you plan to become pregnant.
*How will the doctor examine you?
Pre-vaccination screening is carried out in accordance with strict regulations of the Ministry of Health (Decision No. 2470/QD-BYT issued on June 14, 2019), focusing on assessing the body's general health status including:
- Measure body temperature
- Evaluate perception
- Observe breathing and listen to lungs
- Listen to the heart
- Detect other abnormalities
*Instructions before vaccination
With young children:
- Parents need to monitor their baby's health condition to notify the doctor during the screening process before vaccination.
- If the child does not meet the weight standards or has one of the following pathological symptoms, the vaccination schedule must be delayed until the child has enough weight, no fever or recovery.
- If the child has severe post-vaccination reactions from previous vaccinations, subsequent vaccinations will be discontinued (if any).
- When taking children for vaccination, parents (caregivers) need to bring complete vaccination books/cards and fully inform their health status and medications they are using so that doctors can monitor and coordinate with parents to come up with a reasonable vaccination schedule, avoiding omissions or mistakes.
- At the vaccination facility, the doctor will conduct a screening examination for the child and comprehensively assess the child's physical condition. Based on the examination results and vaccination history, the doctor will coordinate with parents to choose the next injection.
- Parents should comply with the age-based vaccination schedule recommended by the Ministry of Health and experts. Vaccination at the right time will help create effective immunity for children, avoiding diseases that can occur if vaccination is not timely.
For adults:
Adults who get vaccinated also need to inform their doctor about their health problems, including past diseases, medications - therapies they are taking, recent vaccines (within 4 weeks) and the body's reaction to previous vaccinations.
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