How many times should I get chickenpox vaccination?

Generally speaking, we all need to be vaccinated against chickenpox when we are young. We will go to a professional hospital or pediatric institute for chickenpox vaccination. However, for many novices, they actually do not know the relevant knowledge about chickenpox vaccination. Even many people don’t know how many times they need to be vaccinated against chickenpox. Today we will introduce it to you, and hope that you can have a basic understanding of chickenpox vaccination.

After learning about the relevant information, I learned that, generally speaking, a good varicella vaccine can provide immunity for about 20 years, while the varicella vaccine of average quality can provide immunity for a shorter period of time than this. The imported varicella vaccine has a higher purity than the domestic one, so the immune effect and immunity time will be better, and the side effects will be smaller, but the price will be a little more expensive. Because the main victims of chickenpox are infants and young children, many people only need to get one chickenpox vaccine.

However, if strictly divided by age groups, infants and young children aged 1-12 only need one shot, while children aged 13 and above or adults need two shots. The two injections are injected 6-10 weeks apart. For specific procedures, it is recommended that you consult a doctor at a regular hospital.

As an acute infectious disease, chickenpox mainly occurs among infants and young children. When chickenpox breaks out, patients often have fever and a large number of systemic red maculopapular rashes, blisters, and scabs. If not treated promptly, severe complications may occur, such as secondary varicella encephalitis and primary varicella pneumonia. So if you want to prevent chickenpox, when is the best time to get the chickenpox vaccine?

Chickenpox vaccination is divided into two groups according to the population: children and adults:

child:

You should know that the main population affected by chickenpox is infants and young children aged 1-12 years old, so the target population of chickenpox vaccine is mainly children in this age group. During this process, most children will enter kindergarten and primary school. Once one child is infected with chickenpox, almost all children around him will also be infected with chickenpox. In addition, there is currently no medicine that can effectively cure chickenpox. Therefore, if children need to get the chickenpox vaccine, it is best to do so in the age group of 1-12 years old.

In addition, the peak seasons for chickenpox are spring and winter every year, so if you want to get vaccinated, it is best to get it before these two seasons.

If adults want to get the chickenpox vaccine, there is basically no age limit. The time of getting the vaccine can be determined based on their specific situation. However, it is generally recommended to get the chickenpox vaccine before spring and winter, because spring and winter are the peak seasons for chickenpox, and the sick people can spread the virus through saliva, air, etc.

It should be noted that if you are a female friend who wants to prepare for pregnancy, it is recommended that you get the chickenpox vaccine before preparing for pregnancy after consulting a doctor. Because if a pregnant woman is infected with chickenpox within 3-4 months of pregnancy, the baby born in the future may suffer from congenital varicella syndrome, with sequelae such as low birth weight, short limbs, poor eyesight, and mental retardation.