Is it okay to take a shower after vaccination?

The purpose of vaccination is to prevent children from contracting certain infectious diseases as they grow up. This is because children’s body resistance is relatively weak, and once they become ill, they may not be able to be cured, and may even cost the child’s life. In our country, there are many kinds of vaccines that can be vaccinated. Parents should choose according to the actual situation. So, can the baby take a bath immediately after being vaccinated?

There are many different opinions online. Supporters said that the vaccination leaflet also stated that it is not advisable to take a bath after vaccination, so how could it be false? Skeptics believe that if it is really not advisable to take a bath after vaccination, there should be a specific interval time, so why would it range from one day to three days? Others complained that just a small matter of whether or not to take a bath almost caused another family war.

Many times, parents’ doubts are just a mentality of “it’s better to believe it”. Many parents ask if they can take a bath after vaccination. If the answer is, "The baby is not feeling uncomfortable and can be washed at night." Instead, parents will be confused and ask, "Doctor, are you sure? Other places say that you can wash it after 24 hours."

Doctors are also helpless about this situation. The recommendation that you should not take a bath after vaccination is just an empirical recommendation and has no scientific basis. There is no such statement in any vaccine instructions or authoritative vaccine guidelines.

In fact, whether to take a bath is a personal habit, but there is no need to exaggerate.

Let me ask you, which mother would give her child a cold bath? Or blow dry her child while he is wet after the bath? Under normal circumstances, the water temperature for the baby's bath will be well controlled. If the weather is cold, the heating will be turned on. After the bath, the child will be dried and dressed, so catching a cold can be avoided. More importantly, there is no necessary connection between catching a chill and catching a cold.