My child is coughing after getting the chickenpox vaccine

Coughing is a common thing nowadays, especially among many children, who often have trouble eating or sleeping every day due to coughing, and often feel uncomfortable. In fact, there are several factors to consider when a cough occurs, such as a cold or vaccination. If coughing symptoms occur after vaccination, you can consider whether there is fever or abdominal pain, and be careful of complications.

1 Can I get the chickenpox vaccine if I have a mild cough?

It is recommended to wait until the cough symptoms disappear before getting the chickenpox vaccine. It is best to get the chickenpox vaccine when the child is in good health. A child's mild cough may be a precursor to a cold, so it is best to wait until the cough symptoms disappear before getting the chickenpox vaccine.

Tips: It is best to start vaccinating your child when he or she is two years old. A small number of children will experience adverse reactions after receiving the varicella vaccine, which usually disappear on their own within three days.

2 Precautions before receiving varicella vaccine

1. Before getting the chickenpox vaccine, the child should be in relatively good health, without fever or diarrhea. Only in this case can the chickenpox vaccine be given.

2. It cannot be administered at the same time as measles vaccine because measles vaccine can cause short-term active suppression of cell-mediated immune response. The interval between measles vaccination and measles vaccination should not be less than 1 month.

3. Bring your Child Vaccination Certificate. This is proof of your baby's vaccination status. In the future, you will need to check it when you enroll your baby in kindergarten, school, or even study abroad.

4. Parents should take the initiative to inform the doctor of their baby’s physical health condition. If there are any contraindications and precautions, the doctor should know accurately so as to protect the baby’s life safety.

5. Give Xiaobao a warm bath. Give your baby a bath the day before the vaccination, and it is best to wear clean and loose clothes on the day to make it easier for the doctor to administer the vaccine.

6. If the baby is unwell, suffers from tuberculosis, acute infectious diseases, nephritis, heart disease, eczema, immunodeficiency disease, skin sensitivity, etc., vaccination needs to be postponed.

3 Precautions after receiving the chickenpox vaccine

1. Avoid using aspirin (Winkillin) within six weeks after vaccination.

2. The effectiveness of the varicella vaccine is about 99%, which means that one out of 100 people will still get chickenpox after vaccination.

3. Side effects include: fever in about 1-2% of patients. About 1 to 2% of recipients will develop a small number of blisters on their bodies.

4. If you have been in contact with a chickenpox patient 2 to 3 weeks before vaccination, you may still get chickenpox if you get the chickenpox vaccine at this time, but the disease may be milder. This is because the incubation period of chickenpox is about 2 to 3 weeks. If you have been infected but are still in the incubation period, you may get chickenpox if you are vaccinated without knowing it.

5. After receiving the varicella vaccine, it is best not to come into contact with patients with varicella within one month. Because it still takes some time to produce enough antibodies after vaccination.