Contents:
- Medical Video: $150 lens vs $15,000 lens: Can you tell the difference?
- Why do immunizations need to be done?
- The difference between cheap and expensive DPT immunization
- Indonesian DPT Vaccine
- Belgian DPT vaccine
- French-made DPT vaccine
- DPT immunization is better at the puskesmas or at the hospital?
- Types of mandatory immunizations other than DPT
- BCG Vaccine (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin)
- Poliomyelitis vaccine
- Measles vaccine
- Hepatitis B vaccine
Medical Video: $150 lens vs $15,000 lens: Can you tell the difference?
DPT immunization is one of the basic vaccines that must be given to babies. We are given a vaccine for the first time when a baby is referred to as basic immunization, while when given in childhood and adulthood is called continued immunization. Based on research, vaccines are able to prevent deaths in children around 2.5 million cases per year worldwide.
Why do immunizations need to be done?
As parents, we always want the best for our children. Providing immunization is one way to protect the immunity of our child's body. Here's another reason:
- Immunization can reduce the risk of disease. Some diseases can kill millions of children in the world. For example polio, before the discovery of the polio vaccine, this disease is one of the most feared because it can cause death and paralysis. But after finding a vaccine, polio cases are rarely found again.
- Immunization is safe to do. Indeed, there are some side effects caused after immunization, such as discomfort, pain, and fever, but rarely found any allergies and severe reactions as an effect after immunization
- Immunization can save the next generation. The vaccine given does not eliminate the disease from the face of the earth, there are also diseases that have not been found in the vaccine. However, by giving a vaccine, we can prevent the risk of the child contracting several diseases when the child is mature. In addition, you also save your family's time and money. Having a disease will take your child's time, when he has entered school, he can be left behind the lesson. Pain can not be predicted when it will come, and what kind of thing that comes. Vaccination is only a way so that public health can be spread evenly and give birth to a healthy young generation
The difference between cheap and expensive DPT immunization
There are various types of vaccines that are spread on the market. Even recently we have encountered a fake vaccine case in Indonesia. Imagine not, when our children get fake vaccines, we also wonder what about the health of children in the future. When your baby turns 2, 4 and 6 months, your baby is required to get DPT immunization (Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus). You will also be offered the choice of cheap and expensive immunizations. Then what is the difference?
Indonesian DPT Vaccine
There are two types of DPT immunization, one of which is pentabio, called penta-bio because one vaccine contains 5 (Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Hepatitis B, and Polio). This is intended to reduce injections given, so at the age of 6 months, your baby can be given the pentabio vaccine. The price of this vaccine is quite affordable, but the disadvantage is that the pertussis component used can cause high fever in your baby.
Belgian DPT vaccine
The pertussis component used does not cause high fever, it is only mild, this is because the components are already cellular. This DPT immunization can also be done by combining it according to the schedule, for example one vaccine consists of inactivated Hepatitis B and Polio vaccines. In addition there is a choice of Hib vaccine (Hemophilus influenza type B) - to prevent influenza that causes inflammation of the brain and is different from ordinary influenza.
French-made DPT vaccine
This vaccine is more popular among some because of the comfort that is given to your baby. The price is far more expensive than the vaccines given at the puskesmas. However, the effectiveness is the same as other DPT vaccines.
DPT immunization is better at the puskesmas or at the hospital?
According to Prof. DR. Dr. Sri Rezeki S Hadinegoro from the Indonesian Pediatrician Association, the puskesmas provides local products, so it is indeed more affordable, while in hospitals, imported products are offered. According to him, the quality and content of the vaccine will be the same, it's just different packaging, non-local products are usually one package for one injection.
Even so, Indonesian production has also been certified by WHO. As long as the vaccine storage is correct, and the injection process is done correctly, you should not worry about choosing at a health center or hospital. The Puskesmas also has a storage system that meets the standards.
Types of mandatory immunizations other than DPT
When your child grows up, enters elementary school, they will get continued immunization organized by the government during the immunization week, usually at school or visits to homes. When he was a baby, he would get basic immunizations, such as:
BCG Vaccine (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin)
This vaccine is given to prevent tuberculosis. Usually given with smallpox, polio, and hepatitis B vaccines. After getting this immunization, it is rare to find a fever reaction in infants, cough, runny nose.
Poliomyelitis vaccine
There are two types of vaccines. The polio virus that has been turned off (salk) is contained in the vaccine and given by injection. While the most common is given orally through pills or fluids (OPV), there is a live but attenuated (sabin) polio virus. The side effects are hardly found, but if there will be paralysis of the limbs like actual polio. Counter indications can be diarrhea, severe pain and immune disorders.
Measles vaccine
Usually given to 9 months old babies. The reaction after immunization can be a mild fever and on day 7-8 there are red spots on the cheeks below the ears. The content in this vaccine is a weakened measles virus. Side effects are very rare, there may be mild and harmless seizures during the 10-12 days after injection.
Hepatitis B vaccine
Given three times in stages, there is a time lag between the first and second gifts, which is about one month, and five months from the second and third gifts. But it depends on the vaccine product used. Almost no side effects from this immunization were found.
