Contents:
- Medical Video: Vaccines, The Harm They Can Do To Infants & Should Be Smaller Doses
- 1. Tdap vaccine
- When do teenagers need to be given the Tdap vaccine?
- 2. Influenza vaccine
- When do teenagers need influenza vaccines?
- 3. HPV vaccine
- When do teenagers need the HPV vaccine?
- 4. Typhoid vaccine
- When do teenagers need to be given typhoid vaccine?
- 5. Hepatitis A vaccine
- When do teenagers need to be given hepatitis A vaccine?
- 6. Varicella vaccine
- When do teenagers need to be given a varicella vaccine?
- 7. Dengue vaccine
- When do teenagers need to be given a dengue vaccine?
Medical Video: Vaccines, The Harm They Can Do To Infants & Should Be Smaller Doses
Many parents think that immunization only needs to be given during infancy and children. But make no mistake! It turns out that your child who has entered adolescence also needs to be immunized. The following is an important list of immunizations for teenagers.
1. Tdap vaccine
The Tdap vaccine provides protection against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis.
Tetanus is a disease caused by bacteria that can be found on the ground. Bacteria enter the body through wounds on the skin. This disease causes muscle spasm which can lead to death due to difficulty breathing.
Diphtheria is a disease that is less common, but this disease is very dangerous. Diphtheria can cause thick membranes in the back of the nose or throat so people have difficulty breathing or swallowing. This disease can also cause respiratory muscle paralysis and heart failure.
Pertussis is a disease that is easily transmitted through coughing and sneezing. This disease causes a cough that can last up to several weeks. This disease is also called whooping cough or cough a hundred days.
When do teenagers need to be given the Tdap vaccine?
This Tdap vaccine has indeed been given since infancy. The Indonesian Pediatrician Association (IDAI) recommends giving this vaccine from the age of 2 months. In adolescents, the Td or Tdap vaccine should be given at the age of 10-12 years and is repeated again (booster) Td every 10 years.
2. Influenza vaccine
Influenza is a disease caused by a virus. Influenza sufferers usually experience fever, coughing, chills, muscle aches, and feeling weak. This disease is very easily transmitted through coughing, sneezing, or even just by chatting face to face.
Every year babies, children, adolescents and adults are found to die from influenza. Influenza is very dangerous especially in people who have heart or lung disease, are very young or old, and pregnant women. But anyone can suffer from severe influenza even though they are healthy and young.
When do teenagers need influenza vaccines?
Influenza vaccine can be given since a child is 6 months old. In adolescents, this vaccine can be repeated every 1 year.
3. HPV vaccine
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a cause of cervical cancer in women. This virus is usually transmitted through sexual intercourse. If you have had sexual intercourse, you are also at risk of being infected by HPV.
When do teenagers need the HPV vaccine?
The HPV vaccine is given starting at the age of 10 years. This vaccine is given 3 times. If given to adolescents aged 10-13 years, giving is enough 2 times at intervals of 6-12 months.
4. Typhoid vaccine
Typhoid fever or often called typhoid is a disease caused by a bacterial infection Salmonella typhi. The infection is transmitted through contaminated food or drink. Symptoms of typhoid include fever, diarrhea, headache, and weakness. If not treated immediately, typhoid can cause serious complications such as intestinal bleeding until the intestinal rupture can cause death.
When do teenagers need to be given typhoid vaccine?
Typhoid vaccine can be given since a child is 2 years old. In adolescents, this vaccine can be repeated every 3 years.
5. Hepatitis A vaccine
Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by a virus. The virus is found in the faeces of infected people and then spreads to other people through contaminated food. Hepatitis A infection is usually characterized by skin and eyes that turn yellow.
When do teenagers need to be given hepatitis A vaccine?
A hepatitis A vaccine can be given since a child is 2 years old. In adolescents, this vaccine can be given 2 times at intervals of 6-12 months.
6. Varicella vaccine
Varicella (chickenpox) is a disease caused by a virus. This disease is easily transmitted by air. Chicken pox is characterized by resilience to the itchy skin. Chicken pox becomes dangerous especially in people who have low immune system. Complications that can be caused from skin infections, lung infections, brain damage to death.
When do teenagers need to be given a varicella vaccine?
Varicella vaccine is given after the age of 1 year, best at the age before entering elementary school. If given at the age of more than 13 years, it should be given 2 times with a minimum interval of 4 weeks.
7. Dengue vaccine
Dengue virus is the cause of dengue fever. This virus is transmitted through mosquito bites Aedes aegypti. Symptoms of dengue infection include sudden high fever, headache, pain behind the eyeball, muscle aches, weakness, nausea, vomiting, and bleeding. Symptoms of the dengue can develop into severe bleeding, shock to death if not treated immediately.
When do teenagers need to be given a dengue vaccine?
The dengue vaccine is given at the age of 9-16 years. This vaccine is given 3 times at intervals of 6 months.
