Is it dangerous to get a vaccination when you have a fever?

There are many benefits of getting preventive shots for babies, such as preventing hepatitis B, chickenpox, measles, as well as whooping cough, diphtheria, tetanus and other diseases. There are some precautions when giving babies vaccinations. For example, babies with allergies cannot be vaccinated, and babies with heart disease, liver disease, etc. cannot be vaccinated. So can babies get vaccinations when they have a fever? Let's introduce it in detail below.

Babies cannot be vaccinated when they have a fever, and vaccination should be postponed.

10 situations in which babies should not be vaccinated

1. Babies with a history of allergies should not be vaccinated (except for trivalent polio vaccine).

2. Babies with severe heart, liver, kidney diseases and tuberculosis should not be vaccinated.

3. Babies with congenital immune deficiencies or low immune function should not be vaccinated, especially live vaccines.

4. Babies with central nervous system diseases, such as underdeveloped brain function, epilepsy, febrile convulsions, a history of seizures, sequelae of encephalitis, etc. should not be vaccinated. Especially the diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis combined vaccine, Japanese encephalitis vaccine and meningococcal meningitis vaccine.

5. If the baby is in the acute stage of illness or suffers from an acute infectious disease, vaccination should be postponed to avoid aggravating the condition. The editor recommends that you wait one week after full recovery before getting vaccinated.

6. If the baby has a fever and the body temperature exceeds 37.5℃, vaccination should be postponed.

7. If the baby has severe dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, rash and purulent skin disease at the vaccination site, vaccination should be carried out after recovery.

8. If the baby's bowel movements are more frequent than usual, such as more than 4 bowel movements a day, or if he has diarrhea, he should not take the polio vaccine.

9. Babies who are found to be allergic to eggs should not be vaccinated with measles, leprosy, mumps/rubella, influenza and other vaccines.

10. Babies who are allergic to milk protein or have congenital immune deficiency should not take oral attenuated live polio vaccine.

What should I pay attention to after my baby gets vaccinated?

1. Take adequate rest

Do not do strenuous exercise after vaccination. Proper rest is conducive to the formation of antibodies.

2. In terms of diet

Some inappropriate practices are popular among the people, such as feeding babies "irritating foods" such as small fish, shrimp or coriander, in the hope that the vaccines will "work" out and achieve therapeutic effects. Other parents advocate "dietary restrictions", saying their children cannot eat this or that, for fear that it will interfere with the effectiveness of the vaccination. But it is best not to eat spicy food and not to add other burdens to the baby's stomach.

3. Don’t take a shower

Don't take a shower on the day after vaccination to be careful of infection.

4. Don’t panic if you experience minor adverse reactions

Some babies may experience mild adverse reactions such as nausea, vomiting, and dizziness after vaccination. If the symptoms are not serious, you can observe them first and don't worry. If the symptoms are more serious, you should go to the hospital for a doctor's diagnosis.