What are the advantages and disadvantages of vaccination for children?

The advantages of children vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine mainly lie in that the vaccine can prevent or reduce the risk of novel coronavirus infection, while the disadvantages of children vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine mainly lie in some adverse reactions after vaccination.

1, Benefits: Children's awareness of self-protection is generally poor, and they are often in a gathering environment, such as kindergartens and schools, and are curious about the outside world. They love to scratch the east and touch the west, and the risk of infection is relatively high. Therefore, vaccination in COVID-19 is very necessary. Vaccination with COVID-19 vaccine can promote children's body to produce adaptive antibodies, increase resistance, and reduce the chance of infection and the risk of severe COVID-19.

2. Disadvantages: The child has weak resistance. Adverse reactions may occur after vaccination with COVID-19 vaccine, such as gastrointestinal irritation, such as nausea, vomiting and mild abdominal pain. Or redness, slight pain, rash, etc. Some children will also be accompanied by some mild systemic symptoms, such as low fever, fatigue, loss of appetite and so on. Under normal circumstances, adverse reactions will be relieved in about 3-5 days after vaccination, so parents don't have to worry too much.

To sum up, the advantages of children vaccinated with COVID-19 vaccine outweigh the disadvantages. Must be in accordance with the local epidemic prevention and control requirements, the whole process of active vaccination of COVID-19 vaccine, do a good job of nursing measures after vaccination, such as keeping warm and drinking more warm water. If after vaccination with COVID-19 vaccine, the child has obvious physical discomfort symptoms, such as high fever, chills, headache, etc. Be sure to take your child to the hospital pediatrics in time to clarify the cause before treatment.