Precautions after yellow fever vaccination

Yellow fever is a terrible disease that mainly occurs in high temperature areas such as Africa. Because it is highly contagious and can be transmitted through mosquito bites. Once the disease occurs, high fever, headache, proteinuria, jaundice, etc. will appear one after another. In order to reduce the occurrence of yellow fever, we need to be vaccinated against yellow fever from an early age. So what are the precautions after getting the yellow fever vaccine?

Yellow fever vaccine refers to the vaccine for yellow fever. Now that the country's economy has developed and people's living standards have improved, children start to be vaccinated against various diseases from a very young age, and yellow fever vaccine is one of them. Yellow fever vaccine precautions:

1. Pay attention to the response to the human body after vaccination

There are generally no adverse reactions to the yellow fever vaccine, but a very small number of people may have symptoms of low fever or slight redness and swelling, which usually disappear on their own within twelve hours. However, if the symptoms do not subside within a day, you should go to the local hospital for timely treatment. If redness, swelling, pain or fever appears at the injection site a few hours after vaccination, you should rest and drink plenty of water. If the symptoms have not been relieved naturally, you need to go to a local medical institution for treatment.

2. Dare to tell your doctor your medical history

When facing the doctor, you should tell the truth and do not hide your medical history, especially fever, diabetes, high blood pressure, blood transfusion, etc. These should be told to the doctor so that the doctor can decide whether you are suitable for the yellow fever vaccine. Never hide your medical history from your doctor, especially fever, tuberculosis, diabetes, allergies, hypertension, blood transfusion, blood products or immunoglobulin use history, etc.

3. Note that there is an age limit

There is an age limit for yellow fever vaccination. Infants under 4 months old and pregnant and breastfeeding women cannot receive yellow fever vaccination. If you must receive the vaccination, please ask medical staff for detailed information before making a decision.

4. Pay attention to conditioning after vaccination

During the first three days after vaccination, the injection site should be kept dry and alcohol, excessive fatigue and strenuous exercise should be avoided.

5. Pay attention to the validity period of vaccination

The yellow fever vaccine becomes effective ten days after vaccination and the protective effect can last up to 10 years. If the vaccine is re-administered within these 10 years, it will be effective from the time of revaccination.

You must pay extra attention to the issues that need to be paid attention to when getting yellow fever vaccination, otherwise it may cause harm to your body, or even lead to unsuccessful vaccination and many side effects. If your child wants to get the yellow fever vaccine, you must pay close attention to the precautions mentioned in this article.