What vaccines should babies receive in the third month?

Children need to receive a lot of vaccines in the third month, the most common ones are polio vaccine and pertussis vaccine. Vaccination of children can play an immune role in the body when they are young. This immune barrier can prevent children from complications caused by acquired diseases, bring a lot of rich antibody capabilities, and to some extent prevent the occurrence of diseases.

Baby vaccination at 3 months

The vaccines that your baby needs to receive this month are: polio vaccine (second time) and diphtheria, pertussis and tetanus vaccine (first time).

1. Polio vaccine: This month, your baby needs to get the second dose of polio vaccine. Polio vaccine, also known as polio vaccine, is a vaccine used to prevent polio. my country is currently using a live attenuated polio vaccine, also known as a "sugar pill", which is made of live viruses with reduced pathogenicity.

2. DTP vaccine: It is made of pertussis vaccine, refined diphtheria and tetanus toxoids in an appropriate proportion of DTP vaccine. It is used to prevent pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus. Currently used are adsorbed pertussis vaccine, diphtheria and tetanus toxoid mixed vaccine (adsorbed DTP) and adsorbed acellular pertussis vaccine, diphtheria and tetanus toxoid mixed vaccine (adsorbed acellular DTP).

Things to note when your baby gets polio vaccine at 3 months old

1. Mild gastrointestinal symptoms such as fever, headache, diarrhea, and occasional rash may occur, which usually heal on their own after 2 to 3 days. A very rare serious adverse reaction is vaccine-related paralysis.

2. Avoid strenuous activities within two to three days after the injection and pay attention to the cleanliness of the injection site. Do not take a bath for the time being to prevent local infection.

3. If vomiting occurs while taking the "sugar pill", you should take it again. It is best to delay use if you suffer from gastrointestinal diseases.

4. The polio vaccine is in the form of sugar pills or liquids. It is afraid of heat and will become ineffective when exposed to heat. Therefore, do not take the medicine with hot water. When taking the medicine, first crush the sugar pill with a spoon or chopsticks, or dissolve the sugar pill in cold boiled water (do not use hot boiled water) with a spoon and take it.

5. It is best to stop breastfeeding within half an hour after taking the vaccine (milk or other milk substitutes can be used), otherwise the antibodies in the breast milk will neutralize (kill) the vaccine and affect its effectiveness.