Pediatricians advise parents to have some additional vaccinations for their child, although they are not considered mandatory.
Against rotavirus infection
In children virus causes diarrhea in the first years of life. Many do not know that it is rotavirus that is the most common cause of gastrointestinal problems in infants.The virus kills about 215,000 children every year. The vaccine can be given between 6 and 24 weeks of age.
Against chickenpox
The disease can be complicated by bacterial skin infections, sometimes causing damage to the lungs and nervous system.
Chickenpox vaccine is given in two doses after age 9 months.
Against pneumococcal infection
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Against hepatitis A
Hepatitis is also a viral disease, sometimes mild, sometimes with complications. Sometimes a person has to suffer from fever, vomiting, diarrhea and total weakness for about a month.
The child can be vaccinated after 1 year in two doses.
Against the flu
You can vaccinate children from 6 months, during the first administration of the vaccine, doctors use two servings at once - with an interval of one month. Remember, a child needs a flu vaccine before every epidemic season.
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