Is a hand, foot and mouth shot useful?

The probability of hand, foot and mouth disease in infants is very high. This disease is very harmful. Once a child is infected with hand, foot and mouth disease, there will be a lot of bacteria in the house, which will cause various complications in children. Therefore, children must be vaccinated against hand, foot and mouth disease when they are young, and go to the hospital for treatment quickly when they get sick. So, is a shot for hand, foot and mouth disease effective?

How many shots of hand, foot and mouth disease vaccine are needed?

Hand, foot and mouth disease vaccine requires two consecutive injections.

It should be noted that it is best to use the same manufacturer to complete the two injections. If you have already received the first dose of EV71 inactivated vaccine in other regions, you need to provide the manufacturer's name in order to arrange for the follow-up vaccination.

If you are going to other places after receiving the first shot, please remember the manufacturer's name and provide it to the social health center for the next vaccination.

Just one shot will not provide any immunity.

What types of vaccines are there?

Type I vaccines:

It refers to vaccines that are provided free of charge to citizens by the government, and citizens should receive immunization in accordance with government regulations.

The vaccines determined by the National Immunization Program (referred to as National Immunization Program Vaccines) include BCG, 5μg hepatitis B vaccine, polio sugar pill vaccine, measles vaccine, adsorbed diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus combined vaccine, and adsorbed diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis combined vaccine.

Category II vaccines:

This refers to vaccines that people voluntarily choose to receive at their own expense.

Including live attenuated Japanese encephalitis vaccine, meningococcal vaccine, A+C meningococcal vaccine, rubella vaccine, hepatitis A vaccine, rabies vaccine, measles-mumps-rubella triple vaccine, oral rotavirus vaccine, measles-rubella bivalent vaccine, measles-mumps bivalent vaccine, varicella vaccine, 10μg hepatitis B vaccine, acellular diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis triple vaccine, influenza vaccine, Haemophilus influenzae type B conjugate vaccine (HIB), etc.