Vaccination
Featured Services
- Vaccines under expanded immunization
- Service vaccines
- Pre-vaccination consultation
- Post-vaccination monitoring
Detailed Information
Vaccination is humanity's best protective measure against diseases. Vaccines are an important step in protecting vulnerable individuals such as newborns and young children.
Parents can protect infants, children, and adolescents from 16 diseases that can affect them, helping children strengthen their immune systems and fight against many dangerous illnesses. That is why most parents choose vaccination as a strong, safe, and proven defense method.
When getting vaccinated, children need to receive all necessary vaccines with appropriate dosages. Vaccines stimulate the child's body to produce antibodies to destroy disease-causing bacteria and viruses, preventing agents that cause common diseases in newborns and young children.
Children should be vaccinated on schedule to avoid missing shots. Some children may fall ill due to missed vaccination schedules. If you have missed a dose, you should still visit a medical facility for vaccination counseling to avoid omissions that reduce the vaccine's effectiveness.
Things to note before bringing your child for vaccination at Duc Tam Pediatric Hospital:
Before vaccination, newborns need to be cleaned properly to protect them from infection after the shot.
- Monitor the child's health: Only bring your child for vaccination when they are completely healthy. Check if the baby currently has a fever or acute illnesses. Parents need to discuss any health issues of the newborn with the doctor so they can review and apply the vaccination schedule properly, ensuring safety.
- Remember the medications the baby is taking: Parents also need to carefully note every medication the child is using or previously administered vaccines. Some drugs reduce the effectiveness of certain vaccines if used in high doses, so parents need to inform the doctor for counseling before vaccination.
- Note any allergies to medications, food, or mild/severe reactions during previous vaccinations.
- Always bring the vaccination record and health monitoring book to update the child's complete vaccination schedule.
- Registration Procedures - Vaccination Process:
- Register at the Examination Department's information desk.
- Weigh and measure at the designated counter.
- Bring the child for screening examination at the vaccination room, providing the doctor with information about the child's current health status.
- Complete pre-vaccination procedures.
Post-vaccination monitoring:
For the child's safety after vaccination, parents must let the child stay for at least 30 minutes to monitor for any adverse reactions. If there are any unusual signs, report immediately to the examining doctor or vaccination room staff. If the child is completely healthy and stable after 30 minutes, they can go home after being re-examined.
If the child shows no signs after vaccination, parents can take them home. However, continuous monitoring for 24 hours is still recommended. Parents should pay attention to the child's body temperature, eating and sleeping patterns, rashes, difficulty breathing, or unusual signs at the injection site.
Children need careful care after vaccination; parents should offer extra milk and water. Always let the child rest comfortably and use fever-reducing medicine as directed by the doctor.
Booster vaccination schedule for children under 15 years old
| PREVENTABLE DISEASES | VACCINATION SCHEDULE |
|---|---|
| Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Polio | If the child has received 4 basic doses in the first 2 years, a booster is needed at school age (4-7 years and 9-15 years) |
| Japanese Encephalitis | If the child has received 3 basic doses, a booster is recommended every 3 years |
| Flu | If the child has received 2 basic doses (if < 9 years old), an annual booster is recommended, preferably before winter |
| Chickenpox | If the child has had 1 dose, administer the 2nd dose at least 6 weeks after the 1st |
| Measles - Mumps - Rubella | For subjects ≤ 15 years old: 2-dose schedule - Dose 1 at 12-15 months - Dose 2 at 4-6 years Note: Dose 2 can be given earlier but must be at least 4 weeks after Dose 1 |
| Hepatitis B | After the basic 3-4 dose schedule, a Hepatitis B booster is given if antibodies are below 10 UI/L |
| Typhoid | Booster dose 2 after 3 years (if there's a risk of exposure) |
| Cholera | 2 basic oral doses in the first year, then an annual oral booster. |
| NO. | VACCINE TYPE | VACCINE NAME | MANUFACTURER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chickenpox | VARIVAX | USA |
| 2 | Chickenpox | VARILRIX | Belgium |
| 3 | Measles-Mumps-Rubella | PRIORIX | Belgium |
| 4 | Measles-Mumps-Rubella | MMR II | USA |
| 5 | Rotavirus (Diarrhea) | ROTARIX | Belgium |
| 6 | Pneumococcal | SYNFLORIX | Belgium |
| 7 | Pneumococcal | PREVENAR 13 | USA |
| 8 | 6-in-1 | HEXAXIM | France |
| 9 | 6-in-1 | INFANRIX HEXA | Belgium |
| 10 | Flu | VAXIGRIP TETRA | France |
| 11 | Japanese Encephalitis | IMOJEV | Thailand |
| 12 | Typhoid | TYPHIM Vi | France |
| 13 | Meningococcal ACYW | MENACTRA | France |
| 14 | 4-in-1 DPT-Polio | TETRAXIM | France |
| 15 | Hepatitis A & B | TWINRIX | Belgium |
| 16 | Hepatitis A | AVAXIM 80U | France |
| 17 | Tetanus Vaccine | UỐN VÁN HẤP THỤ (TT) | Vietnam |
| 18 | Tetanus Antitoxin | SAT | Vietnam |
| 19 | Rabies Vaccine | ABHAYRAB | India |
| 20 | Cervical Cancer (HPV) | GARDASIL | USA |
| 21 | Cervical Cancer (HPV) | GARDASIL 9 | USA |