Can I still get a booster shot after stopping vaccination for two years?

Vaccination is very important for children, because only after vaccination can they better prevent some infectious diseases. However, for various reasons, some parents are careless and sometimes fail to take their children to the hospital for vaccination on time, which results in a delay of several years. So the question is, if the vaccination has been suspended for two years, can it be made up?

Your baby’s vaccinations can be boosted.

Can the vaccination time of my baby be advanced or postponed?

Infants and young children cannot be vaccinated in advance because some vaccines require a certain interval between vaccinations. Early vaccination will be affected by the mother's antibodies and the effect will be very poor. In addition, vaccination is also related to the development of infants and young children of different ages. In addition, most of the preventive drugs used by the prevention department are drugs allocated at fixed quotas and time periods by the state and can only be used on the day of vaccination.

Vaccination can be postponed if necessary. Vaccines can only be given when the baby is in complete health. Vaccines cannot be given if the baby has a cold, fever, or severe eczema.

Are there some vaccines that can be given after a certain age?

Indeed.

For example, the rotavirus vaccine is not for children over 3 years old, the Haemophilus influenzae vaccine is not for children over 5 years old, and the hand, foot and mouth disease vaccine is not for children over 5 years old.

In fact, it’s not that you can’t get the vaccine, but once you’ve passed the age of onset, you generally won’t get these diseases, so there’s no need to get the vaccine.

Does vaccination mean I won't get any infectious diseases?

Vaccination is the most economical and effective means to prevent and control infectious diseases, but the success rate is not 100%. The protection rate of most vaccines is >80%. Due to special reasons of the individual recipient, such as low immune response ability, immune failure after vaccination may occur.

However, a large number of studies have shown that even if the disease occurs after vaccination, the clinical manifestations after the illness are much milder than those who are not vaccinated. The hand, foot and mouth disease vaccine is a typical example.

For some other diseases, such as hepatitis B, immunity is not lifelong. Antibodies need to be checked every one or two years, and booster shots are needed if necessary.