Recommended Vaccines for Children Before the Monsoon Season – View Full List

Monsoon is at our doorstep and in a hot country like India, rains bring respite from the scorching heat while nature is in abundance. While playing in the rain, and sipping pakodas and tea while watching the rain are some of our favorite monsoon activities, the rainy season is also a time when you run the risk of contracting infectious diseases. Children are particularly vulnerable and therefore it is important to get them vaccinated against certain diseases. Dr. Suresh Kumar Panuganti, Lead Consultant – Pediatric Critical Care & Paediatrics, Yashoda Hospitals Hyderabad, says, “Monsoon brings nature alive but with kids at home it has its own challenges. As much as we love the rainy season Do it, kids need it too.” Equal amount of care to protect them from various communicable diseases. Prevention is better than cure and the best way to do that is by getting vaccinated against vaccine-preventable diseases.”

Be ready for monsoon: List of vaccines for kids

As Dr Suresh Kumar Panuganti explains, infections commonly seen during monsoon include acute gastroenteritis, typhoid fever, mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue, influenza, pneumonia and allergic rhinitis and worsening of asthma .

Here is a list of vaccines and do’s and don’ts shared by Dr. Panugati:

1) acute gastroenteritis (age) It is one of the most common causes of death in children under the age of 5. It can be prevented and the severity can be greatly reduced by vaccination. Rotavirus vaccination is given to infants starting at 6 weeks of age. It is an oral formulation which is given in 2 or 3 doses (depends on the manufacturer) at an interval of 1 month.

2) Typhoid This is another common but vaccine-preventable disease. Typhoid conjugate vaccine can be given to any child over the age of 6 months. Currently, a single dose of typhoid conjugate vaccine is recommended in children, which is given as an injection.

3) influenza It is a viral disease and poses a great threat to children due to its rapid spread and contagious nature. It can worsen the symptoms in children suffering from allergy tendency and asthma. It is easily preventable and its severity can be reduced by vaccinating the child. Children under the age of 3 years need to get 2 doses of influenza vaccine which serves as the primary immunization; Thereafter, annual booster doses should be given until at least the child is 5 years old.

4) Viral exanthematous fever eg Measles And chicken pocks There is also an increase due to overcrowding at the end of summer and soon after schools reopen; Vaccines are readily available against these 2 diseases as well.

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5) pneumococcal Vaccination is another important vaccine that should be given to all children (preferably before the onset of monsoon if the child has not taken the vaccine earlier) and it prevents aggression pneumococcal disease and recurring ear infections Too.

6) Japanese encephalitis (JE) It is a type of brain infection that has no specific treatment but can be prevented by JE vaccination, which is cheap and readily available.

7) But it is important to note that vaccines are against Malaria And dinghy Currently not licensed for use in India.

(The views expressed by the expert quoted in the article are his own, not endorsed by Zee News. This article is for informational purposes, always check with your doctor before vaccinating your child.)