About whether it is worth instilling yourself and your children, there is a huge amount of talk and debate. And there is simply no simple answer to this question. Both proponents and opponents of vaccination have strong enough arguments to defend their position. Therefore, the matter of choice for today is exclusively for the parents.
About DTP
Probably all mothers know that this is one of the mandatory vaccinations that are necessary for kindergarten and school. But what does this abbreviation mean? And from what, in fact, vaccinate the baby? DTP is an adsorbed pertussis-diphtheria-tetanus vaccine. This vaccine is given intramuscularly - in the ass or leg of the child. Dates: the first - in three months, again in 4 and 5 months. Revaccination follows.
Complications
But why are parents so afraid of DTP? Complications after vaccination are the first and perhaps the most important reason. Most often, if complications arise, they do not go beyond a small temperature and worry the baby. But this is also unpleasant. The child can sleep poorly, be capricious during wakefulness, a little temperature. The injection site may also be disturbing - compaction, redness, soreness - this is what can happen after vaccination. But what do the doctors say about this? If the consequences of vaccination are just such, it is not at all scary. On the contrary, it is to some extent even good, because every normal organism is simply obliged to respond to the introduction of a foreign substance.
Severe consequences
But there are situations when the DTP vaccination is not so easy . Complications are quite severe. If the baby's temperature rises to a mark of 40 degrees, you should not drag out the time, you need to immediately seek medical help. This is an atypical reaction of the body, for each such case, doctors are simply obliged to report to a special committee that monitors the quality of the vaccines. In addition to temperature, anaphylactic shock can occur in the child - pressure drops sharply, allergic reactions of varying complexity can be observed . Complications after DTP vaccination are also possible, such as damage to certain organs — the kidneys, the gastrointestinal tract, the heart, and the disruption of the central nervous system. But it is worth noting that they happen extremely rarely. And caused more likely by the unprofessional administration of the vaccine, improper storage conditions, possibly the accession of various kinds of infection. It should also be noted that the child will need revaccination with DTP. Complications after these vaccinations practically do not occur.
Vaccination preparation
According to the advice of doctors, it is worth preparing for vaccination. Especially if it is a DTP vaccine, the complications of which are not news. Parents must first find out which drug will vaccinate the child. Today, there are many different vaccines with different compositions. You should not save if you have the opportunity to independently buy the desired vaccine, which will vaccinate the child. Here you can take into account the characteristics of the baby's body, as well as the composition of the drug. Parents should first make sure that the vaccine was stored correctly, whether it will be administered by a good specialist, etc. Only after all these manipulations you can not be afraid to get such a vaccine as DTP. The risk of complications in the post-vaccination period in this situation will be minimized.