Pediatrician Shi Shenghuan calculates that for babies born 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 additional 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 their babies. Vaccination at the prescribed time requires frequent leave, which is quite inconvenient, and one more injection will cause one more vaccine to cause side effects. 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 again, 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 the 6-month-old baby will be given one less dose. Clinically, it has also been found that 20% of the recipients of the public-funded, single-dose hepatitis B vaccine have been detected during the routine health checkups in the country. If there is less than hepatitis B antibody or insufficient hepatitis B antibody, you need to receive hepatitis B vaccine at your own expense. The 6-in-1 vaccine can increase the antibody antibody by 22 times, which can reduce the chance of supplementing the hepatitis B vaccine after the child grows up. This is also considered by many parents. The reason why the baby gave up public expenses 5 in 1 and changed to 6 in 1 at the age of 6 months.