General information about vaccinations

What can't be done after vaccination?

After vaccination, there are certain recommendations and precautions that should be followed.

Vaccination certificate for a child and an adult

Preventive vaccinations are mandatory from the very birth of the child. They will help to form immunity, protect against many dangerous infectious and fatal diseases. Information about what vaccinations have been carried out is always subject to strict control.

Contraindications to vaccination

Modern vaccines have a minimum of contraindications, they are maximally free of ballast substances, preservatives and allergens, so they can be used in the vast majority of children and adults without any preliminary studies or tests. All vaccines have two interrelated contraindications - allergic reactions to vaccine components and a strong reaction or complication to a previous dose of this vaccine.

Complications after BCG vaccine administration

Complications after BCG are considered as a local tuberculosis process and are subject to treatment by a pediatric phthisiatrician. Other vaccinations during treatment for complications are strictly prohibited.

Vaccination of persons with immunodeficiencies

For all people with immunodeficiency, only live vaccines that can cause disease are dangerous. The diagnosis of immunodeficiency is clinical, although it requires laboratory confirmation.

Monitoring and investigation of complications from immunizations

Monitoring of post-vaccination complications (PVO) is a system of continuous monitoring of the safety of MIBPs in the conditions of their practical use. The objectives of monitoring are also to determine the nature and frequency of complications after vaccination for each drug and factors contributing to the development of complications after vaccination.

Vaccination and the risk of allergies

Past attempts to link the rise in allergies in developed countries to vaccine "allergization" have been convincingly refuted by studies showing no effect of vaccines on IgE and antibody levels.

How to recognize complications after vaccination?

During the first six months of a child’s life, he or she is in the post-vaccination period, so any illness that occurs can, in principle, be attributed to a condition such as complications after vaccination.

Vaccination and HIV infection

Vaccination of children with proven HIV infection should take into account their clinical and immunological categories according to the table: N1, N2, N3, A1, A2, АЗ...С1, С2, СЗ; if the child's HIV status is not confirmed, the letter E is used before the classification (for example, EA2 or ЕВ1, etc.).

How are complications from immunizations treated?

Minor redness, soreness and swelling at the injection site usually do not require active treatment. "Cold" subcutaneous infiltrates flow slowly, their resorption is sometimes accelerated by local procedures ("honey cakes", balsamic ointments). Abscesses and suppurations require antibacterial therapy (oxacillin, cefazolin, etc.), and, if indicated, surgical intervention.