What should I do if my child has a fever after getting the flu vaccine? Are there any side effects to the flu vaccine for my child?

Children have weaker immunity, and they are more likely to catch a viral cold when the seasons change or the temperature drops. Therefore, when children reach the appropriate age, they should be vaccinated with influenza vaccines according to regulations to achieve the purpose of strengthening their physical fitness.

1. Pay attention to cooling down. If you have a fever after getting the flu vaccine, there are many cases where it is caused by the flu vaccine. At this time, you must measure your body temperature more often. If you are in a low fever state, you can use physical methods to cool down, such as drinking more warm water, wiping your armpits, neck, and thigh roots, and using cooling patches, which can cool down your body well.

2. Drugs to reduce fever. If the body temperature is particularly high after the flu vaccine, and has exceeded 38.5℃, it is best to use oral medications to reduce fever, and at the same time combine it with physical cooling methods, which will make it easier to lower the body temperature. In short, no matter what method is used, the body temperature cannot be too high; if the body temperature is too high and cannot be lowered, it is more dangerous for the patient's body.

3. Symptomatic treatment Although it is common to have a fever after getting a flu shot, it may also be caused by other diseases. If it is not caused by the vaccination, you should get checked in time. Only after symptomatic treatment can you recover faster.

As long as the vaccination is received at a regular institution, there are generally no side effects.

Flu shots can only protect against viruses. Viruses mutate and become stronger every day, so a single shot cannot cure them all. However, injecting active flu vaccines into children under three years old will result in relatively little reaction and high safety. The flu vaccines currently available in regular hospitals have almost no side effects on children. It is normal for children to experience some unusual symptoms after vaccination.

After children receive the flu vaccine, they will generally develop specific immunity in two weeks. One month after the vaccination, the child's immunity to the virus is the highest, and then gradually weakens over time. After children receive the flu vaccine, the virus in the vaccine needs to reproduce in the body to stimulate the immune system. Generally, there are no side effects for children. Some children also experience mild systemic reactions, but the mild fever and muscle discomfort will not last long and there are no adverse side effects.

1 Varicella vaccine Varicella is highly contagious and is mainly transmitted through air, saliva and direct contact. If there is only one child in a group who carries the varicella virus, the infection rate of other children in the group will increase greatly. Therefore, babies without vaccine antibodies are very likely to get varicella. Once a baby has varicella, he will scratch everywhere because of the itchiness, and the skin will be easily damaged. Bacterial infection will leave scars on the body. Severe cases can also cause encephalitis, pneumonia and myelitis. Generally, spring and winter are the outbreak seasons of varicella, so parents must give their babies the varicella vaccine.

2 Hand, foot and mouth vaccine Hand, foot and mouth disease is highly contagious and potentially fatal, especially in babies under three years old. There are more than twenty types of viruses, one of which is type 71 virus, which is the main source. This type of infectious disease breaks out several times a year, and spring and winter are the peak seasons for hand, foot and mouth disease.

3 Pneumococcal vaccine is mainly used to prevent pneumonia caused by pneumococcus. Once the baby is infected by this bacteria, it is very easy to cause pneumonia, otitis media, and bacteremia. It is estimated that 400,000 to 500,000 people suffer from pneumococcal pneumonia every year, with a mortality rate of 5%-10%. The drugs contained in the pneumonia vaccine are purified and can induce the production of antibodies, which can effectively prevent pneumococcal infection, so parents should also give their babies this vaccine.

4. Flu vaccine: Flu viruses are prone to mutating, resulting in different types of viruses circulating each year. Therefore, it is recommended that mothers get a flu vaccine once a year.