Pediatrician Shi Shenghuan calculates that for babies from birth to 1 year and 6 months old, 16 injections of conventional vaccines are required, plus the flu vaccine and the new crown vaccine, a total of more than 20 injections. (Picture / newspaper information photo)
In the era of the epidemic, we have experienced 1, 2, 3… and seemingly endless supplementary doses. Some pediatricians calculated that between the birth of a baby and 1 year and 6 months, the routine vaccine + influenza + new crown will have to receive at least 20 injections, especially if Sewing kits; in 2020, Taiwan will re-introduce 6-in-1 vaccines, integrating regular 5-in-1 (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, haemophilus) vaccines and hepatitis B vaccines for infants aged 6 months. Many parents choose to vaccinate at their own expense , It also saves a heart-piercing refusal scene to face the baby.
Pediatrician Shi Shenghuan pointed out that when a baby is born to 1 year and 6 months, there are 16 injections of routine vaccines, plus the flu vaccine and the new crown vaccine, a total of more than 20 injections. Nowadays, there are many double-income families, and many parents rely on them to bring babies. Vaccination at the prescribed time requires frequent leave, which is quite inconvenient, and one more injection will cause the risk of side effects of the vaccine. In particular, many children are afraid of injections due to pain, and often stage heart-piercing and violent limbs in the clinic. code.
The 6-in-1 vaccine combines the 5-in-1 vaccine and the hepatitis B vaccine that babies must receive when they are six months old into one dose. In the past, Taiwan briefly introduced the 6-in-1 vaccine as a public fund. In 2018, due to the imbalance between the supply and demand of the international hepatitis B vaccine, it was restored to the 5-in-1 vaccine. In 2020, Taiwan will introduce the 6-in-1 vaccine once more, so that parents can choose to vaccinate at their own expense.
Shi Shenghuan pointed out that the advantage of the 6-in-1 vaccine is that in addition to saving one dose for 6-month-old infants, it has also been found clinically that 20% of the recipients of the public-funded, single-dose hepatitis B vaccine have been detected in routine health checks in China. If there is less than hepatitis B antibody or if the hepatitis B antibody is insufficient, you need to receive hepatitis B vaccine at your own expense. The 6-in-1 vaccine will increase the antibody antibody by 22 times, which can reduce the chance of adding hepatitis B vaccine following the child grows up. This is also considered by many parents. The reason why the baby gave up the 5-in-1 at public expense and changed to 6-in-1 at the age of 6 months.